Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon surrounded by animals, probably Iran or Central Asia, 19th century Gouache and ink on paper depicting the Queen of Sheba seated in a palanquin carried by Divs and surrounded by ladies-in-waiting, making her way to King Solomon, with his nimbed face, kneeling on a throne at the foot of a tree populated by birds. In the foreground, numerous animals of various species: lions, giraffe, bird, rhinoceros, turtle, rat, dragon. Mounted on a cardboard album page with a black border. Customs stamp at lower left. On the back, old collector's label labeled "428 GJO". Painting size: 24 x 14.5 cm; page size: 30.7 x 20 cm Accidents and repairs, some polychromatic shifts.