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English: Portrait of the Sikh artist Kapur Singh 'Naqqash'. He was a prominent artist of the Sikh School of art. "Kapur Singh of Kapurthala, son of Kishan Singh, was a quickwitted man who learnt painting (in western techniques) merely from observation and turned out a good number of paintings in oil in western style. He was also the first photographer in the Punjab." (quote taken from source)
Date likely circa 19th or early 20th century
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Author Unknown authorUnknown author

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