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Artworks
Portrait of Mian Manak Chand as a young Man, Brother to the famous Wazir, Mian Jappu
Mandi, 1700-1720
Opaque pigments and gold on paper.
Verso with Mandi Royal Library stamp and inscription in Takri 'Jappu ra bhai vaijiri' which translates to 'brother of (Mian) Jappu, the wazir'Folio: 30.8 x 21.5 cm including the red borderThe Takri inscription, kindly deciphered by Vijay Sharma, on the verso refers to Mian Manak Chand, the brother of Mian Jappu (c1660-c1735), the able Wazir to Sidh Sen (1684-1727) and...The Takri inscription, kindly deciphered by Vijay Sharma, on the verso refers to Mian Manak Chand, the brother of Mian Jappu (c1660-c1735), the able Wazir to Sidh Sen (1684-1727) and subsequently the Regent and Wazir to his great nephew, Shamsher Sen (1722-1781).
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