Young Durjan Sal Slays a Lion
the Kota Master
1730–1760
- Medium
- Black ink and opaque watercolor over charcoal underdrawing on beige laid paper; Rajput Style
- Dimensions
- painting proper: 49.5 × 54 cm (19 1/2 × 21 1/4 in.) framed: 70.2 × 73.7 × 2.5 cm (27 5/8 × 29 × 1 in.)
- Genre
- Drawings
Tags
Indian
About
This drawing depicts a dense jungle, in which young Durjan Sal of Kota (r. 1723-1756) on the left, fires an arrow into the side of a large male lion. In the middle of a page, another large lion approaches. Both animals show their teeth and red tongues. Their large size emphasizes Durjan Sal’s hunting skills, which he was famous for. Rajput Style.