A PORTRAIT OF RANI JINDAN (D. 1863), MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH'S YOUNGEST WIFE

SIKH SCHOOL, PUNJAB, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A PORTRAIT OF RANI JINDAN (D. 1863), MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH'S YOUNGEST WIFE
SIKH SCHOOL, PUNJAB, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments on paper, seated on an armchair, her feet on a low stool, on a terrace under a marble arch, with red curtain, she holds her gold embroidered green shawl against her chest, with black and pink borders, with old English identification inscription in pencil along the bottom edge and on reverse
11.7/8 x 9.3/8in. (30.4 x 23.8cm.)

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Maharani Jind Kaur (1817-1863) known as Rani Jindan, was Maharaja Ranjit Singh's youngest wife and the mother of Duleep Singh. She became Regent when her son ascended the throne at the age of 5. She died in Kensington, London, on 1 August 1863.

For another painting from the same series, see lot 113 in this sale.

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