The earliest known illustration of an Afghan Pulwar

[Turkoman.khan]

Originally Posted by Gavin Nugent

A beautiful painting too. It does predate famous artists like Rattray who I do not think actually presented a Pulwar specifically.

What's the provenance with this one?
I see the museum stamp, is that where it is retained?

Awesome data, thanks for sharing.

Illustration by Imam Bakhsh Lahori for the memoirs of General Claude-Auguste Court (French general of Ranjit Singh).
This illustration and several others are kept in a museum in Paris.