
- Kharak Singh
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Kharak Singh
- Object:
Painting
- Place of origin:
Lahore (made)
- Date:
ca. 1850 - ca. 1870 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Painted on ivory
- Credit Line:
Given by the Central Council for the Care of Churches.
- Museum number:
IS.157-1954
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Painting, paint on ivory, a miniature portrait of Kharak Singh, a Sikh sardar. Profile, head and shoulders, facing left. Crimson turban and coat with green strap. Black beard. In the right hand the hilt of a sword. Background white and pale blue.
Place of Origin
Lahore (made)
Date
ca. 1850 - ca. 1870 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Painted on ivory
Marks and inscriptions
Khurk Singh Sikh Sirdar
Inscribed on reverse in English.
Dimensions
Diameter: 50 mm round
Descriptive line
Painting, portrait miniature, Kharak Singh, paint on ivory, Lahore, ca. 1850-1870
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
p. 184, cat. no. 74.
Paintings of the Sikhs / W.G. Archer. London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1966
Materials
Paint; Ivory
Techniques
Painted
Subjects depicted
General; Man
Categories
Paintings; Portraits; Indian Company Paintings; Military; Sikhism; Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection