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File:Oval-shaped tondo portrait painting of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Lucknow, Awadh, ca.1810–20 (cropped).jpg

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English: Oval-shaped tondo portrait painting of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Lucknow, Awadh, ca.1810–20. Kept in the Toor Collection of Davinder Singh Toor. Likely commissioned by a European associated with the Awadh court, probably as part of a series featuring North Indian rulers.

Display history:

'Ranjit Singh: Sikh, Warrior, King' at Hertford House, Manchester Square, London, United Kingdom. This exhibition ran from 10 April 2024–20 October 2024.

Wallance Museum's description:

Few paintings capture the youthful Maharaja Ranjit Singh before his beard turned grey. With only one good eye and a face marked by pox scars, he often avoided having his portrait painted. Yet, artists still endeavoured to create imagined likenesses like this one, produced around 1810. ⁠

⁠ Here, he is depicted in his prime in his thirties, a period marked by significant conquests that solidified his rule over key provinces like Multan, Kashmir, and Peshawar. This portrait, likely commissioned by a European associated with the Awadh court, was probably part of a series featuring North Indian rulers.

Date ca.1810–20
Source Wallace Museum, via: [1]
Author Unknown Company School artist

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Oval-shaped tondo portrait painting of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Lucknow, Awadh, ca.1810–20

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