Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his General Hari Singh Nalwa

Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his General Hari Singh Nalwa
Artist Sohan Singh, ca. 1930, paint on paper


At the top center of the painting is a prominent emblem composed of a chakkar quoit with a dhal shield within, a bow with two crossed quivers of arrows behind the shield, two crossed tulwar swords across the face of the shield and a katar dagger at the bottom center of the emblem. At the bottom center of the painting unlike the more complex emblem above can be seen a simple dhal shield with two crossed tulwar swords over it. This configuration may be a military emblem rather than the more prominent emblem above which may be a religious emblem.​