Guru Gobind Singh
Painting
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
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Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, of the Sikh Guru Gobind Singh on horseback. He is shown with a halo, and is carrying a hawk on his right hand, and he is accompanied by a hunting dog and an attendant with a peacock-feather fan (morchhal).
Object details
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| Title | Guru Gobind Singh (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Guru Gobind Singh on horseback, opaque watercolour on paper, Punjab, 19th century |
| Physical description | Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, of the Sikh Guru Gobind Singh on horseback. He is shown with a halo, and is carrying a hawk on his right hand, and he is accompanied by a hunting dog and an attendant with a peacock-feather fan (morchhal). |
| Content description | The Sikh Guru Gobind Singh on horseback. He is shown with a halo, and is carrying a hawk on his right hand, and he is accompanied by a hunting dog and an attendant with a peacock-feather fan (morchhal). |
| Credit line | Given by Rudyard Kipling Esq., Bateman's, Burwash, Sussex |
| Object history | Part of an album, containing 196 prints, paintings and pen and pencil drawings together with 37 loose pages of paintings, calligraphic drawings, and outline pen drawings. The album was collected by late J. Lockwood Kipling. He later became director of the Lahore School of Art. The album was presented to the Museum by his son Rudyard Kipling in 1917. |
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| Accession number | IM.2:128-1917 |
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| Record created | August 19, 2003 |
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