AlbumsPersian19th century

Folio 40 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Fingernail drawing: horseman fighting a lion with hound at bottom (recto); Blank page (verso)

19th century

Classification

Albums

Medium

Relief monoprint on off-white glossy coated wove paper

Culture

Persian

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

Folio: 32.5 x 22 cm Recto: sheet: 12.8 x 8.3 cm

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