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Small Persian gouache: an archer shooting a bow from a leaping tawny animal in an oval, above a blue-robed figure and a reclining figure.

Sagittarius the Archer and a Reclining Figure, Persian Gouache

A small gouache painting on a paper leaf mounted on an orange border against a deep blue ground. The upper oval shows an archer drawing a bow from a tawny, spotted big cat's back, set on a pale ground. Below, a seated figure in blue reaches toward a reclining figure with a cloak and pointed cap.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2762 × 4000 px
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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