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Portrait of Maharajra Ranjit Singh (1780-1839), nimbate

Painting
ca.1849 (made)
Artist/Maker
Kehar Singh (painted by)
Place of origin
Lahore (made)

The maharaja wears a bejewelled yellow turban and a heavily embroidered green coat;
in his left hand he holds a cloth, and his right hand rests on his sword hilt.

Object details

Categories
Indian Company Paintings
Glass
Portraits
Royalty
India Museum
Object type
Painting
TitlePortrait of Maharajra Ranjit Singh (1780-1839), nimbate
Materials and techniques
gouache on glass
Glass
Gouache
Brief description
Painting; gouache on glass, Portrait of Maharajra Ranjit Singh, Lahore, ca.1849
Physical description
The maharaja wears a bejewelled yellow turban and a heavily embroidered green coat;
in his left hand he holds a cloth, and his right hand rests on his sword hilt.
Dimensions
  • Length: 50.8cm
  • Width: 40.6cm
Style
Company
Marks and inscriptions
'amal-i kehar singh musavir lahor samvat 1900' (Inscribed in Persian characters:)
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum, 1879.
Subjects depicted
Turban
Coat
Cloth
Sword Hilt
Bibliographic references
  • Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 191 p. ISBN 0944142303
  • Paintings of the Sikhs / W.G. Archer. London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1966 p. 164, cat. no. 44, fig. 69.
  • Traditional jewelry of India / Oppi Untracht. London: Thames and Hudson Limited London, 1997 Number: 0500017808 p. 332, pl. 749
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
03530(IS)

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Record createdJune 10, 2009
Record URL
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