European Sitting on a Lion

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The ceramic sculpture titled "European Sitting on a Lion" by Grayson Perry depicts a figurine of a man sitting on top of a green lion. The man wears a black hat, a red and white shirt, green pants, and yellow boots. He sits astride the lion with his right leg bent at the knee and resting on the lion's back and his left leg hanging down. The lion has a large open mouth revealing sharp teeth and appears to be walking or running with its head angled down and to the left. Its body is green with a brown mane and tail. The sculpture has a colorful glaze with yellow accents around the lion's mouth, eyes, and tail. The base of the sculpture is not visible but appears to be a flat surface. The background of the image is a gradient from dark gray at the top to light gray at the bottom.