Portrait of Guru Nanak Dev in an oval frame

Guru Nanak Dev seated in a balustrade balcony against a bolster. He is shown in his familiar aspect and stance of an aged spiritual teacher- full grey beard, saintly expression, wearing a typical headgear. His spiritual status is marked by a golden nimbus and rosary in his right hand. The blue in the background gives a feeling of eternal sky. The folded curtain indicates the European influence but the painting gives an impression of being from Bikaner or Rajasthan - Deccan border area. It is a fine portrait. The 'tilak' (caste mark) on the forehead is rather unusual.