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Two attendants of Raja Khurruk Singh
Two attendants of Raja Khurruk Singh

Two attendants of Raja Khurruk Singh

Artist (British, 1797 - 1869)
Printer (British, 1819 - 1908)
Publisher (British)
Date1844
CultureSikh
MaterialsChromolithograph, hand painted on paper with printed commentary text on the reverse
DimensionsH. 22 in x W. 17 1/2 in, H. 55.9 cm x W. 44.4 cm
Credit LineGift of the Kapany Collection
Object number1998.63.12
DepartmentSouth Asian Art
ClassificationsPrints And Drawings
On View
Not on view
InscribedPrint Sellers by Special Appointment to Her Majesty and H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent
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The two men depicted in this print were attendants of Kharak Singh, the eldest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780–1839), who founded the first unified Sikh kingdom. Kharak Singh himself ruled—for little more than a year—during the chaotic period that followed his father's death.

Emily Eden met several members of Ranjit Singh's family and various members of the Sikh court when she accompanied her brother, Lord Auckland, then the Governor-General of India, on an extended tour of northern India.