Maharaja Ranjit Singh seated with Dhian Singh and Kharak Singh, North India, Punjab Plains, Lahore, circa 1830
Auction Closed
March 30, 12:47 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
gouache heightened with gold and silver on paper, identifying inscriptions in black nasta'liq script below the figures, with narrow dark blue borders comprising scrolling floral vines, framed
painting: 23.8 by 19.8cm.
leaf: 28 by 22.7cm.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) is depicted seated on a yellow Indian stool with his prime minister, Raja Dhian Singh (1796-1843) kneeling in front of him. Maharaja Kharak Singh (1801-40), his eldest son and heir, is seated to his right on a European-style chair.
A comparable work depicting Maharaja Ranjit Singh seated with Raja Hira Singh, also painted in Lahore and dated to circa 1830, is illustrated in Toor, 2018, pp.80-81. Another illustration depicting Maharaja Ranjit Singh seated on a terrace with Raja Dhian Singh and other Sikh noblemen, painted in Punjab circa 1830-40, formerly in the Karl and Elizabeth Katz collection, sold at Christie’s, online sale, 5-12 December 2017, lot 55.
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