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Guru Gobind Singh (Punjab, Victoria and Albert Museum, IM.2:128-1917)

Opaque watercolour on paper, Punjab, 19th century, Victoria and Albert Museum IM.2:128-1917

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A 19th-century Punjab painting in opaque watercolour on paper showing Guru Gobind Singh mounted on horseback with a halo, a hawk on his right hand, a hunting dog at his side, and an attendant carrying a peacock-feather fan. Held today by the Victoria and Albert Museum under museum number IM.2:128-1917, given by Rudyard Kipling.

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Guru Gobind Singh mounted on horseback with a halo, a hawk on his right hand, a hunting dog at his side and an attendant carrying a peacock feather fan. 1
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The painting's directly named subject per the museum's own title, shown on horseback with a hawk, matching the corroborating Wikipedia record's caption of him with his horse.

Additional Source Guru Gobind Singh (Wikipedia)
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1. Guru Gobind Singh, museum number IM.2:128-1917 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
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Guru Gobind Singh (Wikipedia)
WikipediaDepicts: Guru Gobind Singh
Quote, Depicts: Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Gobind Singh with his horse
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