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File:Detail of the Daria-i-Noor from a painting of Maharaja Sher Singh, by August Schoefft, ca.1841–42.jpg

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English: Detail of the Daria-i-Noor from a painting of Maharaja Sher Singh, by August Schoefft, ca.1841–42

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Painting of Maharaja Sher Singh wearing the Koh-i-Noor diamond (meaning "mountain of light"; located on his right bicep emplaced within an armlet) whilst seated in the golden throne chair of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, by August Schoefft (1809–1888), oil on panel, framed, Lahore or Delhi, ca.1841–42.

On his left arm, located emplaced in an armlet is another diamond, called the Daria-i-Noor (alt. spelt as 'Darya-ye Noor'; meaning "ocean of light").

Around his neck he is wearing the Timur ruby.

Painting kept in the Toor Collection. Courtesy of Davinder Singh Toor. Published: In Pursuit of Empire: Treasures from the Toor Collection of Sikh Art.

There are at least 3 copies of this painting. The larger version in Lahore (located in the Princess Bamba Museum) is the latest of these and worked up in Europe after Schoefft’s return from the Punjab.

The entire painting can be viewed at: File:Painting of Maharaja Sher Singh wearing the Koh-i-Noor diamond, by August Schoefft, ca.1841–42.jpg#{{int:filedesc}}
Date ca.1841–42
Source Video presentation titled Maharaja Sher Singh Wearing the Koh-I-Noor Diamond c1841-42, released by the United Kingdom Punjab Heritage Association (U.K.P.H.A.), featuring speaker Davinder Singh Toor of the Toor Collection, source URL: [1]
Author August Schoefft

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