Zorawar Singh of Bikaner, Bikaner, India, circa 1730, gouache on...

Zorawar Singh of Bikaner, Bikaner, India, circa 1730, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, shown standing wearing white robes with a yellow sash and smelling a red flower, vegetation beneath his feet and birds in sky above, within narrow silver border, 25.3 x 16.5cm.

Provenance: Christie's 16 Apr 2010, Lot 569; Private Collection of J.P. Losty (1945-2021), formerly curator of Indian Visual Materials at the British Library

In the Christie's sale this portrait was identified as Sarawal Singh, however Jerry made a note on the folder suggesting it was Zorawar Singh and revising the date to 1730.

J(Z)orawar Singh (1696 26 December 1705) was the third of Guru Gobind Singh's four sons. He and his younger brother, Fateh Singh are among the most hallowed martyrs in Sikhism.