Maharaja Ranjit Singh

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Lahore (made)

Painting, paint on ivory, a miniature portrait of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839), founder of the Sikh Empire. Profile, head and shoulders, facing left. Green turban and coat with gold and crimson straps. White beard. Black shield on left arm. In the right hand, a flower. Background pale blue.

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Categories	Paintings Portraits Indian Company Paintings Royalty Sikhism Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type	Painting
Title	Maharaja Ranjit Singh (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted on ivory Paint Ivory Painted
Brief description	Painting, portrait miniature, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, paint on ivory, Lahore, ca. 1850-1870
Physical description	Painting, paint on ivory, a miniature portrait of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839), founder of the Sikh Empire. Profile, head and shoulders, facing left. Green turban and coat with gold and crimson straps. White beard. Black shield on left arm. In the right hand, a flower. Background pale blue.
Content description	Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839), founder of the Sikh Empire.
Style	Company
Credit line	Given by the Central Council for the Care of Churches.
Subjects depicted	Ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Bibliographic reference	Paintings of the Sikhs / W.G. Archer. London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1966 p. 184, cat. no. 72.
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.167-1954

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O432213/maharaja-ranjit-singh-painting-unknown/

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