ਮਿਸਲਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਅਫ਼ਗ਼ਾਨ
ਬੰਦਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਾ ਉਭਾਰ, ਨਾਦਰ ਸ਼ਾਹ ਅਤੇ ਅਬਦਾਲੀ, ਘੱਲੂਘਾਰੇ, ਬੁੱਲ੍ਹੇ ਸ਼ਾਹ ਅਤੇ ਵਾਰਿਸ ਸ਼ਾਹ, ਅਤੇ ਬਾਰਾਂ ਮਿਸਲਾਂ।
Guru Gobind Singh and Guru Nanakca. 1700 - ca. 1720 · Mandi© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Painting of Guru Nanak listening to Bhai Mardana, Punjab, ca.1700–25Wikimedia Commons ↗
Painting of Guru Arjan Dev, Punjab, ca.1700–50Wikimedia Commons ↗
Painting of Guru Har Rai (or possibly Guru Hargobind?), Punjab, ca.1700–50Wikimedia Commons ↗
Raja Jaswant Singh of Siba, Siba School, 1730-1750 CE, Lahore MuseumLahore Museum · photo SpeakingArch (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗
Raja Balwant Singhca. 1750 · ਜੰਮੂ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Painting of Guru Nanak with Guru Gobind Singh, Mandi, ca.1750Museum Rietberg, Zurich · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
India, Himachal Pradesh, Mandi, circa 1780 Drawings; watercolors Opaque watercolorLACMA, Los Angeles · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Durga on tigerLate 18th century -early 19th Century · ਕਾਂਗੜਾ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Painting, Punjab Hillsca. 1790 · Punjab Hills© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Painting, Gulerca. 1790 · Guler© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Dagger and sheathearly 18th century · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword and sheath18th century to 19th century · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword and sheath18th century to 19th century · ਪਿਸ਼ਾਵਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword18th century or 19th century · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
This is one page from a manuscript created by Sikh followers in 1733 CE. It is the…British Library, London · photo Ms Sarah Welch (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗
Illustrated Manuscript in Gurmukhi, 18th century CE, Himachal State Museum, ShimlaWikimedia Commons · SpeakingArch · CC BY-SA ↗
Guru Granth Sahib being illustrated in the 18th CenturyNational Museum, New Delhi · photo Nomu420 (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗
Manuscript cover depicting Mahishasuramardini from Mandi, mid 18th centuryNational Museum, New Delhi · photo SpeakingArch (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗
Painting, Punjab Hillsca. 1700 - ca. 1720 · Punjab Hills© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
India, Himachal Pradesh, Guler, circa 1690-circa 1710 Drawings; watercolors Opaque…LACMA, Los Angeles · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Indischer Maler um 1710 001British Museum, London · photo Indian painter in the Mankot style (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Hanuman, Rama and Sitaca. 1710 · Chamba© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Kalica. 1710 · Chamba© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Painting of Raja Udai Singh of Chamba smoking huqqa with retinue, ca.1710National Museum, New Delhi · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Sugriva challenges his brother Vali, King of the Forest Dwellers, to a duelਲਗਭਗ 1700–1720 · Northern India, Pahari kingdomsCleveland Museum of Art ↗
Painting, Mandica. 1700 - ca. 1720 · Mandi© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
A Mandi royal family member receives a nobleਲਗਭਗ 1700–1720 · Northern India, Pahari kingdomsCleveland Museum of Art ↗
Scuola di mankot, varahavtara, 1710Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad · photo Sailko (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY ↗
Varadhana Ragaca. 1700 - ca. 1720 · Kulu© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
The Heroine Who is Faithfully Loved: Madhya Svadhinapatika Nayikaਲਗਭਗ 1710 · Northern India, Pahari kingdomsCleveland Museum of Art ↗
Stone sculptures in a Shiva templeਲਗਭਗ 1710 · Northern India, Pahari kingdomsCleveland Museum of Art ↗
Vivacha Ragaputra, from a Ragamalac. 1700–1720s · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms, Himachal PradeshCleveland Museum of Art ↗
Scuola di basholi-kangra, nobiluomo e donna sotto un'albero, 1710Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad · photo Sailko (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY ↗
MANKOT VARAHAVATARA 1710 A.D. Salar JungSalar Jung Museum, Hyderabad · photo Ann1967 (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY ↗
Krishna and Balarama touching the feet of Vasudeva and Devakiਲਗਭਗ 1700–1725 · Northern India, Pahari kingdomsCleveland Museum of Art ↗
Painting of a devi (goddess) among the flames, Mandi, Pahari, ca.1700–1725Asian Art Museum, San Francisco · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
King Dasharatha confers with Kaikeyi, from the “Shangri” Ramayanaਲਗਭਗ 1700–1725 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms, Himachal PradeshCleveland Museum of Art ↗
Rishyashringa addresses the courtesans, from the "Shangri" Ramayanaਲਗਭਗ 1700–1725 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms, Himachal PradeshCleveland Museum of Art ↗
Hanuman spies Sita in the Ashoka Grove, from the “Shangri” Ramayanaਲਗਭਗ 1700–25 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms, Himachal PradeshCleveland Museum of Art ↗
Sita asks Rama to fetch the golden deer, from the “Shangri” Ramayanaਲਗਭਗ 1700–1725 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms, Himachal PradeshCleveland Museum of Art ↗
Painting, Mandica. 1710 - ca. 1720 · Mandi© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Alhaiya Ragaca. 1710 - ca. 1720 · Mankot© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Vinoda Raginica. 1710-1720 · Mankot© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1715 Drawings; watercolors Opaque watercolorLACMA, Los Angeles · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Shri Raga, early 18th century CE, Bilaspur School of Pahari Kalam Himachal State MuseumWikimedia Commons · SpeakingArch · CC BY-SA ↗
Raja Jai Singh of Kuluca. 1715 · Bilaspur© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Painting, Kuluca. 1715 · Kulu© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
India, Pahari Hills, Kulu School, late 17th-early 18th CenturyWikimedia Commons ↗
Heroine with attendant and a pair of deerਲਗਭਗ 1710–20 · Northern India, Pahari kingdomsCleveland Museum of Art ↗
India, Himachal Pradesh, Chamba, circa 1715 Drawings; watercolors Opaque watercolorLACMA, Los Angeles · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Indischer Maler von 1720 001British Museum, London · photo Golu of Nurpur (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli, circa 1720 Drawings Pencil on paper; red tint Gift of…LACMA, Los Angeles · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Painting of Raja Udai Singh of Chamba holding a falcon, ca.1720Government Museum, Chandigarh · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Painting of Raja Udai Singh of Chamba pouring wine from a decanter, ca.1720Wikimedia Commons ↗
ਬਹਾਦਰ ਸ਼ਾਹ ਪਹਿਲਾca. 1710 · Mughal Empire© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Painting, Mankotca. 1730 · Mankot© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Raja Ajmat Devca. 1730 · Mankot© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Nadir Shah Receiving an Ottoman Envoy, Possibly Muhammad Rashid Khan, Iran, 1730s-1740sWikimedia Commons · Possibly Muhammad Rashid Khan ↗
Radha and Krishnaca. 1730-1735 · Basohli© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
The mosque was probably constructed in 1735 by the Mughal Governor Abdul Samad KhanBritish Library, London · photo William Baker (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Painting of Nader Shah, he was Shah of Iran from 1736 to 1747Wikimedia Commons · Abolhassan Mostofi Ghaffari ↗
Tahmas Kuli Chan (Nadir Shah), Christopherus Volf, 1736, GermanyBritish Museum, London · photo Christopherus Volf (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
ਨਾਦਰ ਸ਼ਾਹਲਗਭਗ 1740 · Mughal Empire© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Mian Mukund Devca. 1740 - ca. 1745 · Jasrota© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Painting of Ahmad Shah Abdali (also known as Ahmad Shah Durrani) kept in the Lahore…Lahore Museum · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Raja Balwant Singhca. 1750 · Jasrota© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Painting of Guru Gobind Singh on-horseback, Patiala, Punjab, circa late-18th centuryWikimedia Commons ↗
Painting, Punjab Plainsfirst quarter 18th century · Punjab Plains© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Lady with a red Ball, Guler School of Art, 1750-1760, Lahore Museum (1)Lahore Museum · photo SpeakingArch (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗
Abhisarika Nayikaca. 1760 · Guler© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Indischer Maler um 1760 001Indian Museum, Kolkata · photo Indischer Maler um 1760 (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Princess smoking a hookahਲਗਭਗ 1760 · Northern India, Pahari kingdomsCleveland Museum of Art ↗
Penance of Kardama, 1765 CE, Basholi School, Lahore Museum (1)Lahore Museum · photo SpeakingArch (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗
King Muchukunda Enters the Realm of Mount Gandhamadana to Attain Salvationਲਗਭਗ 1760–70 · Northern India, Pahari kingdomsCleveland Museum of Art ↗
Raja Shamsher Sen and Dhurchatia Senca. 1765 - ca. 1780 · Mandi© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Painting, Gulerca. 1775 · Guler© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Lady Tempting Peacock, 1780 CE, Guler School of Art Lahore Museum (1)Lahore Museum · photo SpeakingArch (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗
Raja Sansar Chand attacking Kangra Fortafter 1782 · Northern India, Pahari kingdom of KangraCleveland Museum of Art ↗
Huqqa baselate 18th century · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Rumallate 18th century · Nurpur© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Portrait of Nadir Shah1780-1800 · Tehran© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Scuola di pahadi, laila e majnu, 1790 caSalar Jung Museum, Hyderabad · photo Sailko (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY ↗
Krishna Decapitates Sisupala, Kulu School, 1794 Lahore MuseumLahore Museum · photo SpeakingArch (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗
The Qudsia Bagh, Delhi: eastern viewਮਾਰਚ 1795 · London (Historic Gallery Pall Mall)Wellcome Collection ↗
Rumal with Vishnu temple and subsidiary shrines1700s · Northern India, Pahari Kingdom of ChambaCleveland Museum of Art ↗
Rumal with Rama and Krishna scenes1700s · Northern India, Pahari Kingdom of ChambaCleveland Museum of Art ↗
Textile, Chambalate 18th century · Chamba© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Search the museums' full collections
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Shown here are the objects whose pictures museums have released openly. Far more are in their collections, and in museums with no open search, such as the Lahore Museum. Searching for "Punjab".
Pictures from the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum (via Europeana), Bhuri Singh Museum, Chamba, 65 more, found automatically: public domain or openly licensed, except the V&A's, shown for non-commercial use with the museum's credit. Titles and dates are the museums' own; each card names its museum and any licence. Updated 2026-10-26.
Tile, Punjab (India)
Armlet of bazuband
Wristlet