Axial Commons Image Treasury
Small Persian gouache painting with an oval lion above and a standing figure in a tall hat, a seated child, and a bird below.

Signs of the zodiac: Leo, the lion. Gouache painting by an Persian artist.

A small gouache painting on paper mounted on orange card within a blue border. An oval vignette at top shows a golden lion striding over grass and flowers. Below, a standing figure in a tall black hat and orange robe stands beside a seated child and a large bird.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2762 × 4000 px
Download full size
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Leo, el león: pintura persa en gouache del zodiaco

Pequeña pintura en gouache sobre papel, montada en cartón naranja con borde azul. En la viñeta oval superior, un león dorado camina sobre hierba y flores. Debajo, una figura de pie con alto sombrero negro y túnica naranja está junto a un niño sentado y un ave grande.

Português: Leão, o leão: pintura persa em guache do zodíaco

Pequena pintura em guache sobre papel, montada em cartão laranja com moldura azul. Na vinheta oval no alto, um leão dourado caminha sobre grama e flores. Abaixo, uma figura em pé, de chapéu alto preto e túnica laranja, está ao lado de uma criança sentada e de uma grande ave.