Twelve paintings from a dispersed album of watercolours depicting Sikh rulers, tradespeople and ...

Twelve paintings from a dispersed album of watercolours depicting Sikh rulers, tradespeople and entertainers Punjab, probably Lahore, circa 1869-70 watercolours on paper watermarked T & F R 1869, margins ruled in yellow and black 190 x 230 mm.(12) Footnotes: For albums of similar paintings - almost all with a standard sixty - apparently often acquired by British servicemen and visitors to the Punjab, see the sales in these rooms, Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 30th April 2019, lot 212; 26th October 2020, lot 268; 30th March 2021, lot 124; 25th October 2021, lot 334; 29th March 2022, lot 214A; and various other instances of single paintings or groups of paintings from dispersed albums. The subjects of the paintings are as follows: 1. Maharajah Gulab Singh. 2. Maharajah Sher Singh. 3. Chattar Singh Atariwala. 4. A fakir with a hookah and a dervish with a crutch and begging bowl. 5. Two mendicants with their dogs. 6. A nautch girl and three musicians. 7. An entertainer with two monkeys and a goat. 8. A female acrobat and a musician. 9. Two men butchering a goat. 10. Two men dyeing cloth. 11. A woman buying dry goods from a seller with a pair of scales. 12. Ironworkers at their smithy. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing