"Lion and Tiger Fighting" by James Ward, Oil on Canvas 1797
Author James Ward (1769–1859)   
Date 1797
Source/Photographer scan of photo of original work
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Ward_Lion_and_Tiger_Fighting_1797.jpg

The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae. The commonly used term African lion collectively denotes the several subspecies in Africa.

The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is the most numerous tiger subspecies. Bengal tigers are found primarily in India with smaller populations in Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Myanmar.