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A SEATED PORTRAIT OF JAWAHAR SINGH WRITING
PUNJAB HILLS, NORTH INDIA, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the reverse with identification inscription
9 ¾ x 7 3/8in. (24.7 x 18.9cm.)
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Jawahar Singh (d. 1845) was the brother of Rani Jindan, Maharaja Ranjit Singh's wife and last ruler of the Sikh Kingdom (d. 1863) and uncle of Duleep Singh (d. 1893). For other paintings of him, see B.N. Goswamy, Painters at the Sikh Court, 1999, p.19

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