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Collection Area Visual Arts Project / Collection Johnson Collection Subject Horses

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 3,4

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Johnson 22,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,9
Title:
Bearded man riding an emaciated horse
Scope & Content:
Drawing of a bearded man riding an emaciated horse. Qazwin style; mid sixteenth century. 15.5 by 9 cm (page 36.5 by 23 cm). Paper slightly stained. On reverse, ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Nasr al-Din ‘Ali, with illuminated upper corner. Margins decorated with arabesque medallions and floral ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1550
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 24,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 24,4
Title:
Bahadur Shah on horseback
Scope & Content:
Bahadur Shah (1707-12) on horseback. Mughal, c.1710. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. ‘Charba,’ after an original of c.1680; fragmented at edges and laid down on card. 210 by 285 mm; page 325 by 248 mm. The emperor is mounted as for battle on an armoured stallion. A general sta...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1710
Extent:
1 Item

8. Johnson 27,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,6
Title:
Two young men with a led horse
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: two young men with a led horse. The one on the right appears to be a prince with an aigrette in his turban; the other is a groom or running footman wearing an elaborately plumed fur-edged cap and carrying an axe. A trifle rubbed and discoloured, but good work. Bukhara styl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 18,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 18,11
Title:
A Mughal nobleman riding a dappled horse
Scope & Content:
A Mughal nobleman riding a dappled horse. Mughal, c.1620-30. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on the background in Persian (in the same unreliable hand as J.16,1 and J.64,40): ‘kar-i usta[d] modi’ (the work of Ustad Modi); Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1620-1630
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 22,11v

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,11v
Title:
Mulla Dopiyazah on his old nag
Scope & Content:
Mulla Dopiyazah. Deccan, c.1700-1720. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; on the reverse of an album leaf with four drawings of girls. 185 by 113 mm; page 361 by 231 mm. Mulla Dopiyazah dressed in a white jama and bulbous turban, rides an emaciated stallion while a white d...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1700-1720
Extent:
1 Item