Five rissaldars and jemadars of Skinner's Horse seated on the ground
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Five rissaldars and jemadars of Skinner’s Horse seated on the ground. Names inscribed below in Persian characters and in English: ‘Resaldar Sheik Sumniah Hoosein, Resaldar Gholam Hoosein, Summud Khan (Nishun Burdar), Jemadar Abdul Rahman, Jemadar Mirza Buhtoman Beg.’
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...