File:Watercolor of Sikh sardars on horseback - Sita Ram.jpg

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Summary

Sita Ram: Three Sikh sirdars on horseback (

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Artist

Sita Ram (fl. 1810–1822)
Alternative names	Seeta Ram
Description	painter
Location of birth	Bengal
Work period	1810 –1822
Authority file	: Q118320402

Title

Three Sikh sirdars on horseback

Object type

drawing

Description

English: Three Sikh sirdars on horseback

From Source "Watercolour of Sikh Sardars on horseback from ‘Views by Seeta Ram from Gheen to Delhi Vol. VI’ produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15. Marquess of Hastings, the Governor-General of Bengal and the Commander-in-Chief (r.1813-23), was accompanied by artist Sita Ram (flourished c.1810-22) to illustrate his journey from Calcutta to Delhi between 1814-15."

Inscribed below: 'Sikh's Chiefs.'

Item number: 4794

Date

1815

Medium

watercolor

Dimensions

height: 42 cm (16.5 in); width: 56.6 cm (22.2 in)

Collection

British Library

	Native name	British Library
	Location	London
	Coordinates	51° 31′ 46″ N, 0° 07′ 37″ W
	Established	1 July 1973
	Website	www.bl.uk
	Authority file	: Q23308 VIAF: 121814978 ISNI: 0000000123081542 ULAN: 500301700 LCCN: n81139951 NLA: 36588116 WorldCat

Accession number

Add.Or.4794

Credit line

British Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections

Source/Photographer

http://lakhvir.wordpress.com/2006/07/11/rarely-seen-images-of-the-sikh-past-part-i/

https://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/addorimss/t/019addor0004794u00000000.html

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	05:58, 25 September 2021	921 × 683 (246 KB)	TheImaCow (talk \| contribs)	Cropped 3 % horizontally, 4 % vertically using CropTool with lossless mode. Removed border.
	03:03, 16 July 2010	949 × 712 (234 KB)	Profitoftruth85 (talk \| contribs)	larger size
	00:33, 13 July 2010	470 × 407 (98 KB)	Profitoftruth85 (talk \| contribs)	==Summary== {{Information \|Description= From Source "Watercolour of Sikh Sardars on horseback from ‘Views by Seeta Ram from Gheen to Delhi Vol. VI’ produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15. Marquess of