Empire of the Sikhs (47 page)

Diwan Mulraj of Multan; watercolour on ivory

Oil portrait of General Hari Singh Nalwa, an outstanding officer of Ranjit Singh's army and governor of Kashmir; by an unknown artist. He was an excellent shot and an accomplished swordsman.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh's heir, Kanwar Kharak Singh; watercolour

The Court of Lahore;
oil painting by August Theodor Schoefft, c. 1850-5

Maharaja Ranjit Singh's second son, Kanwar Sher Singh; sketch by W.G. Osborne, 1838, published in
The Court and Camp of Runjeet Sing

Emily Eden's drawing of the Maharaja's adored horse Leila

Dancing girls; drawing by W.G. Osborne, 1838, published in
The Court and Camp of Runjeet Sing

Mirror and gold-trimmed work in the Harmandir Sahib

A woodcut of 1870 depicting Maharaja Ranjit Singh on horseback against the city of Lahore (detail)

The Koh-i-noor, set between two smaller diamonds, worn by Maharaja Ranjit Singh as an armlet

Maharaja Ranjit Singh on horseback, by Alfred de Dreux (1810-60); oil painting commissioned by General Ventura and gifted by him to King Louis-Philippe of France in 1838

The famous Zam Zama gun, captured by Ranjit Singh in his campaign against the Bhangi chiefs at Amritsar. It was used in various campaigns including the Battle of Multan.

The Shalimar Gardens, laid out in 1667 and well loved by the Maharaja; drawing by W.G. Osborne, 1838, published in
The Court and Camp of Runeet Sing