A PORTRAIT OF NUR AL-DIN FAQIR (D. 1852)

SIKH SCHOOL, PUNJAB, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A PORTRAIT OF NUR AL-DIN FAQIR (D. 1852)
SIKH SCHOOL, PUNJAB, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments on paper, depicted seated against a blue bolster, on a terrace under a marble arch with red curtains, he holds a rosary, with red borders, old English identification inscription in pencil along the bottom edge and on reverse
11.3/4 x 9.7/8in. (29.8 x 25.2cm.)

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Nur al-Din Faqir was a prominent Muslim courtier serving Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his successors. He was appointed Court Physician and Hakim in 1801. He retained a prominent position at court even after the death of Ranjit Singh and was one of the signatories of the Treaty of Lahore in 1846.

For another painting from the same series, see lot 111 in this sale.

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