Painting
first quarter 18th century (made)
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Painting, ink on paper with opaque watercolour, three seated Sikh sardars, Nahar Singh, Karam Singh and Lehna Singh. The three chiefs are seated in a row, all bearded, with white turbans. Two wear shawls over their white jamas. They are identified by inscriptions. Nahar (or Nahad) Singh acquired the ilaka (territory) of Anandpur and Makhowal worth 3 lakhs a year, Karam Singh was a Sidhu Jat of a village of Lahore; he commanded nearly 300 horses, and took possession of a number of villages in the parghanas of Shahzadpur and Kesari in Ambala district. Lehna Singh was amongst the Lahore Chiefs who negotiated with James Brown in 1783.
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| Materials and techniques | Painted and drawn in ink on paper with opaque watercolour |
| Brief description | Painting, three Sikh sardars, ink and watercolour on paper, Punjab Plains, first quarter of 18th century |
| Physical description | Painting, ink on paper with opaque watercolour, three seated Sikh sardars, Nahar Singh, Karam Singh and Lehna Singh. The three chiefs are seated in a row, all bearded, with white turbans. Two wear shawls over their white jamas. They are identified by inscriptions. Nahar (or Nahad) Singh acquired the ilaka (territory) of Anandpur and Makhowal worth 3 lakhs a year, Karam Singh was a Sidhu Jat of a village of Lahore; he commanded nearly 300 horses, and took possession of a number of villages in the parghanas of Shahzadpur and Kesari in Ambala district. Lehna Singh was amongst the Lahore Chiefs who negotiated with James Brown in 1783. |
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| Content description | Three seated Sikh sardars. |
| Marks and inscriptions | (Names all in Gurmukhi script, inscribed next to subjects, translated by Dr Usha Bhatia.)
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| Object history | Bought from Christie's South Kensington in 1986 (86/1736) |
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| Accession number | IS.115-1986 |
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| Record created | April 30, 2008 |
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