Bidspirit auction | A RUSSIAN WATERCOLOR OF MOUNTED

A RUSSIAN WATERCOLOR OF MOUNTED TIMUR BY MIKHAIL BELOMLINSKIY, 1953 - A Russian (Soviet) watercolor drawing by Mikhail Samuilovich Belomlinsky depicting mounted Timur in full armor. Signed ”MB” and dated 1953 lower right. Housed in a wooden frame. Mikhail Samuilovich Belomlinsky (1934-2020) was a Soviet and American artist and book illustrator. Timur or Tamerlane (8 April 1336-February 1405) was a Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia, becoming the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty. 10 x 6 3/4 in., (25.4 x 17.15 cm.) Condition: Perfect, framed under glass.