The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 19, 2025
Maharaja Chattarsol of Kota Shooting Lions
c. 1860
Overall: 30 x 22.5 cm (11 13/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski 2011.150
Location: Not on view
Description
The trope of a royal marksman shooting at a pair of lions drinking at a pond extended into the second half of the 1800s at the Kota court. This suggests that earlier examples of this theme were prized and remembered for generations. By the time this painting was made, artists had access to synthetic pigments that were developed in the West, and more brilliant blues and greens distinguish a work such as this from its predecessors.- ?–c. 2000(Simon Ray, London, UK, sold to Dr. Norman Zaworski)c. 2000–2011Dr. Norman Zaworski [1920–2013], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art2011–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- A related painting of Royal Women Shooting Lions is in the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum. ROM object number, 2009.10.18 collections.rom.on.ca
- Main Gallery Rotation (Gallery 242B). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (April 6-November 7, 2016).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2011.150