File:Painting of Maharaja Ranjit Singh meeting with the Maratha, Yashwant Rao Holkar, and Mir Khan in 1805.jpg
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English: Painting of Maharaja Ranjit Singh meeting with the Maratha, Yashwant Rao Holkar, and Mir Khan in 1805. Painted between circa 1805–1850.
Description below taken from original source. painting Object Type painting Museum number 1936,0411,0.1 Description Painting of Jaswant Rao (Holkar) in the centre, Ranjit Singh dressed in red to the left and Mir Khan smoking a pipe on the right, seated on a mat with attendants. The scene depicts one of the meetings which took place at the end of 1805, when Jaswant Rao Holkar, defeated at the battles of Fatehgarh and Dig by the Generals Lake and Frasier, sought refuge from the British in the Punjab. School/style Sikh Style Production date 1850 (circa) (circa) 1810 (circa) (circa) Findspot Found/Acquired: India Asia: South Asia: India Materials paper Technique painted Dimensions Height: Height: 17.06 centimetres Width: Width: 24.20 centimetres Inscriptions Inscription type: inscription
Inscription position: bottom left
Inscription language: Persian
Inscription content: رنجيت سنڲ
Inscription translation: Ranjit Singh
Inscription note: Faded english translation below the Persian.
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription position: bottom centre
Inscription language: Persian
Inscription content: خسونت راو
Inscription translation: Jaswant Rao
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription position: bottom right
Inscription language: Persian
Inscription content: مر کان
Inscription translation: Mir Khan
Location Not on display Exhibition history 2009 10 Oct-17 Jan, London, V&A, 'Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts' 2010 12 Feb - 23 May, Germany, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung , 'Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts' Subjects battle attendant Associated names Associated with: Ranjit Singh Associated with: Jaswant Rao Associated with: Mir Khan Acquisition date 1936 Department Asia Registration number 1936,0411,0.1 Conservation TreatmentMount |
| Date | ca.1805–1850 |
| Source | [1] |
| Author | Unknown |
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