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English: Equestrian portrait of Guru Gobind Singh attended upon by a Nihang carrying a parasol. Punjab Plains. Kulwant Bahra collection. A hunting dog can be seen in the bottom right and a Devi (female goddess) can be seen in the top left, which may represent divine grace or protection. It may also represent an Islamicate-influenced angelic being. The Guru is nimbate and holding a bird of prey, perhaps a Northern Goshawk hawk (Accipiter gentilis). “Guru Gobind Singh with a Nihang bodyguard. Ram Chand (attributed), Patiala, Punjab, ca.1830-40. Toor Collection. Published: In Pursuit of Empire: Treasures from the Toor Collection of Sikh Art.” (@davinder.s.toor description)
Date ca.1830–1850
Source

1) https://twitter.com/akali_berserker/status/1527941567331573760

2) https://www.kashihouse.com/artprints/equestrian-portrait-of-the-warrior-poet-guru-gobind-singh-1850
Author Ram Chand (attributed)

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