PUNJAB HILLS, CIRCA 1860

Ranbir Singh, who is probably depicted on the right of this painting, succeeded his father Gulab Singh as Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir from 1857 and ruled until 1885. For a comparable portrait of Ranbir Singh see Susan Stronge (ed.), The Arts of the Sikh Kingdoms, London, 1999, pl.18, pp.24-25. A painting of Gulab Singh on Lake Wular, possibly with Ranbir Singh standing behind him, was sold in these Rooms, 27 October 2023, lot 102.