Painting
ca. 1835 - ca. 1845 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This drawing done in ink on paper is lightly painted in body colour and dates to c. 1835-45. It depicts a Sikh sardar, a title originally meaning "chieftain", or "headman" in Persian, but which came to be used routinely for Sikh men of a certain rank. The portrait was probably done in Lahore or Amritsar, the major cities of the Sikh kingdom established by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1801 and which survived until the Panjab was annexed to the British empire in 1849. The Panjab (literally "Five Rivers") was later divided into two following the Partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947, and is still partly in Pakistan and partly in India. The Sikh court attracted artists from the independent kingdoms of the Panjab Hills who worked for new patrons, who might be Sikh, Hindu or Muslim, or even Europeans in the service of the Maharaja.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Sikh sardar, opaque watercolour, Punjab Plain, ca. 1835-1845 |
| Physical description | Painting in opaque watercolour on paper, a seated Sikh sardar is depicted wearing a white robe, green trousers and a green turban. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Content description | A seated Sikh sardar. |
| Production | Sikh |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This drawing done in ink on paper is lightly painted in body colour and dates to c. 1835-45. It depicts a Sikh sardar, a title originally meaning "chieftain", or "headman" in Persian, but which came to be used routinely for Sikh men of a certain rank. The portrait was probably done in Lahore or Amritsar, the major cities of the Sikh kingdom established by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1801 and which survived until the Panjab was annexed to the British empire in 1849. The Panjab (literally "Five Rivers") was later divided into two following the Partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947, and is still partly in Pakistan and partly in India. The Sikh court attracted artists from the independent kingdoms of the Panjab Hills who worked for new patrons, who might be Sikh, Hindu or Muslim, or even Europeans in the service of the Maharaja. |
| Bibliographic reference | Paintings of the Sikhs / W.G. Archer. London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1966
p. 162, cat. no. 39, fig. 86. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.15-1957 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | March 27, 2003 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
