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Collection Area Visual Arts Project / Collection Johnson Collection Subject Animals

1. Johnson 3,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 3,1
Title:
Dil Pasand, Dara Shikoh's horse. Artist(s): Manohar (fl.c.1630)
Scope & Content:
Dil Pasand, Dara Shikoh’s horse. By Manohar, Mughal, c.1630. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in Persian: ‘shabih-i dil pasand, ‘amal-i manohar’ (a likeness of Dil Pasand [Heart’s Love], the work of Manohar); beneath horse in red: ‘shabih-i asb-i savar-i dara shikoh’ (a ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1630
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 3,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 3,2
Title:
Jahangir hunting lions
Scope & Content:
Jahangir hunting lions. Mughal, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. ‘Charba’; mounted by the Library on paper watermarked 1818. 210 by 160 mm; page 385 by 280 mm. The emperor Jahangir is being attacked by a wounded lion which springs into the howdah of his elephant. The em...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 3,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 3,3
Title:
Elephant and rider trampling a tiger. Artist(s): Mir Kalan Khan (fl.c.1760-80) attributed to
Scope & Content:
An elephant and rider trampling a tiger. Attributed to Mir Kalan Khan, Faizabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 49 in Persian inventory note (inscription partly erased). Gouache with gold; gold and silver borders. 173 by 253 mm; page 250 by 378 mm. The elepha...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 3,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 3,4
Title:
Equestrian portrait of Aurangzeb
Scope & Content:
Equestrian portrait of Aurangzeb. Mughal, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 70 in Persian inventory note; inscription at bottom mostly trimmed away. Gouache with gold; narrow gold inner border. 301 by 241 mm; page 403 by 293 mm. Aurangzeb in full armour and hold...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 3,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 3,5
Title:
Mughal warrior on horseback
Scope & Content:
Mughal warrior on horseback. Mughal, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 58 in Persian inventory note; a damaged Persian inscription on the reverse names the warrior ‘Navab ‘Izzat’ ... ‘al-Daulah’ ... ‘allahi’ ... ‘Bahadur.’ Gouache with gold; on an album page with ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 3,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 3,6
Title:
Man trampled by an elephant
Scope & Content:
A man trampled by an elephant. Faizabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 13 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with touches of colour and gold. 161 by 144 mm; page 405 by 292 mm. An elephant tramples upon a man, the mahout raising his goad above his head as if...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 4,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,1
Title:
Shah Jahan on horseback
Scope & Content:
Shah Jahan on horseback. Mughal, c.1650. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath: ‘Dara Shekoh’; Persian inventory inscription on reverse almost entirely cut away. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-sprinkled blue border. 249 by 195 mm; page 393 by 267 mm. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1650
Extent:
1 Item

8. Johnson 4,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,6
Title:
A young man riding a stallion. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
A young man riding a stallion. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in gold panel on border above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i javan bar asp-i savar’ (picture of a young man riding on a horse); numbered 2 in Persian inventory note; numbered ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 5,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 5,9
Title:
Illustrations of animals probably for a card game
Scope & Content:
Illustrations of animals, probably for a card game. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawings; on paper. 62 by 93 mm; page 435 by 372 mm. The illustrations are within twenty-eight finely ruled rectangles, four across an...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 6,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 6,7
Title:
A shepherd carrying a sheep
Scope & Content:
A shepherd carrying a sheep. Deccan, c.1640-60. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 11 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with touches of red and gold on the turban and purse; gouache background added at Lucknow, c.1780; on an album page with borders of gilt decoration and ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1640-1660
Extent:
1 Item