La Cour de Runjeet-Sing a Lahore

1858

Later hand-coloured woodcut engraving on paper

13.25 x 19.5 in   |  33.5 x 49.5 cm

A large scale engraving of the Maharajah Ranjit Singh in Court. A superb engraving of the lion of Punjab Maharajah Ranjit Singh in Court, within a 19th century French periodical 'L'Illustration, Journal Universel' dated 15 Mai 1858 and titled 'La Cour de Runjeet-Sing a Lahore'. A truly magnificent scene of Sikhs, Sikh nobles, Akali Nihungs, Ranjit Singh and court officials. This engraving is based on the famous painting of the Lahore court by Hungarian artist August Schoefft now in the Lahore Museum in Pakistan. This is one of the most detailed scenes that portrays the magnificent Sikh empire at its height.

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