MEWAR, RAJASTHAN, LATE 18TH CENTURY

SHAH JAHAN ON A LION HUNT MEWAR, RAJASTHAN, LATE 18TH CENTURY Gouache heightened with gold on paper, Shah Jahan rides an elephant which is being attacked by a lion, a large hunting party on horseback and on foot surround the lion, set against a rocky landscape punctuated with lakes, in black ruled margins Folio 11¼ x 8 1/8in. (28.5 x 20.5cm.)