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[[File:Ranjit Singh at Harmandir Sahib - August Schoefft - Vienna 1850 - Princess Bamba Collection - Lahore Fort.jpg|thumb|280x280px|''Maharaja Ranjit Singh at Darbar Sahib'', 1850 oil painting by Schoefft]]<br />
'''August Schoefft''' (1809 – 1888) was a Hungarian painter of the 19th century.<ref>{{cite web |title=THE RESTORATION OF THE LAHORE FORT'S AUGUST SCHOEFFT PAINTINGS IS ENDED |url=https://iszlamabad.mfa.gov.hu/eng/news/befejezodoett-a-lahori-erodben-orzoett-schoefft-agoston-festmenyek-restauralasa |website=Embassy of Hungary Islamabad}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fort’s Sikh gallery adorned with Schoefft’s paintings |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1623607/forts-sikh-gallery-adorned-with-schoeffts-paintings |work=Dawn |date=May 13, 2021}}</ref> He spent more than one year in the Sikh Empire, arriving in 1841, where he painted portraits and scenes of the surrounding area. His best known works include ''The Court of Lahore'' and ''Maharaja Ranjit Singh at Darbar Sahib''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=August Schoefft painting Golden Temple Amritsar Sikh Museum History Heritage |url=http://www.sikhmuseum.com/schoefft/ |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=www.sikhmuseum.com}}</ref><br />
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