Court of Lahore - Public domain portrait painting

Painting by August Schoefft depicting Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s court at Lahore Fort. It depicts Ranjit Singh, along with several members of the royal family including his successors Maharaja Kharak Singh and Maharaja Sher Singh, many of his ministers and other high ranking officials of the Sikh empire. Schoefft visited the Lahore Fort during the reign of Maharaja Sher Singh in 1941-42, and was commissioned to paint several portraits and paintings. The painting is currently housed at the Sikh Gallery in Rani Jindan Haveli, Lahore Fort.