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Guru Gobind Singh Hunting (Faiz Printing Press, Victoria and Albert Museum, IM.2:21-1917)

Woodcut on paper, Amritsar, circa 1875, Victoria and Albert Museum IM.2:21-1917

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A woodcut on paper printed circa 1875 at the Faiz Printing Press near Akal Bunga, Amritsar, part of an edition of 2000 copies, showing Guru Gobind Singh hunting in the jungle. The print carries its own inscribed caption naming him directly. Held today by the Victoria and Albert Museum under museum number IM.2:21-1917, given by Rudyard Kipling.

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Given to the museum by the English writer Rudyard Kipling. 1
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Amritsar, Cities

This source names Amritsar directly: "Faiz Printing Press near Akal Bunga, Amritsar, part of an edition of 2000 copies, showing Guru Gobind Singh hunting in the jungle."

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The woodcut's own inscribed caption directly names Guru Gobind Singh hunting, matching the corroborating Wikipedia record confirming him as the tenth and last human Sikh Guru.

Additional Source Guru Gobind Singh (Wikipedia)
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1. Guru Gobind Singh Hunting, museum number IM.2:21-1917 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Victoria and Albert MuseumView the Source
Guru Gobind Singh (Wikipedia)
WikipediaDepicts: Guru Gobind Singh
Quote, Depicts: Guru Gobind Singh
was the tenth and last human Sikh Guru
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