Phula Singh Akali. Inscribed as above. Note: Phula Singh was a member of the ascetic sect, Akalis, who wore blue garments and a steel quoit round their turbans. He was a wild rebel and defied Ranjit Singh. He led a mob which attacked Metcalfe in Amritsar in 1809 and attacked Multan in 1816. He...
Portrait of a Sikh in orange turban and coat and pale yellow dress wearing a black shield on his back and kneeling on a terrace. Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘Native unknown’; on back ‘Native Drawing.’ Gouache; 6.75 by 5.25 ins.
A Sikh sardar, probably Raja Suchet Singh (1801-44), standing facing left and wearing a white dress and turban. He has a black shield on his back and a sword in a crimson scabbard at his side. By a Lahore or Amritsar artist, Punjab Plains, c.1837. Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘Costume and at...
A seated Sikh prince wearing a short beard, possibly Hira Singh (c.1816-1844)
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A seated Sikh prince wearing a short beard. By a Punjab artist, c.1840. 100 by 85 mm. Note: Possibly Hira Singh (c.1816-1844), Ranjit Singh’s erstwhilte favourite, who is depicted with a similar beard in Add.Or.1400.