Full length portrait of Mahabbat Khan with his sword, pistol and shield. Inscribed: ‘Mohubbut Khan’; in later hand: ‘Muhomed Sirdar Dafadar (Segt) great grandson on the Mother’s side now in Skinner’s Horse.’
Bardat Jat, cultivator, with axe and fork; Kihar Gwala, milkman, and Sanat Jemadar, with matchlock
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Portraits of Bardat Jat (see Add.Or.1271), cultivator, with axe and fork; Kihar Gwala, milkman, and Sanat Jemadar, with matchlock. Inscribed in Persian characters; ‘Bardat, Kihar, Sanwat:’ in English: ‘Burdut Jat. Gwullah. Saamut Jemadur.’
Bahadur Singh Muqaddam, zamindar's agent, holding a rosary
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Bahadur Singh Muqaddam, zamindar’s agent, holding a rosary. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Surat i Bahadur Singh Muqaddam zamindar I sapala’; in English; ‘Bahadoor Mookuddum.’
Portrait of a seated musician, Faquir(?) Khan, with his ‘sitar.’ Inscribed: ‘Sukeer Khan’ Note: The musicians depicted in Add.Or.1279-1281 are probably Skinner’s own retained musicians. Major Archer, who visited Skinner in January 1828 refers to ‘his own band of Kulamets (men singers)’ who ‘e...