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121. Johnson 66

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 66
Title:
Total of 11 leaves separately mounted.
Scope & Content:
Total of 11 leaves separately mounted. The number of items in this album is not stipulated in the 1830 catalogue where it is described as 'A Portfolio - red -containing several mythological and other obscene pictures', the latter presumably nos 1-3. Nos 4-9 tally with a note made in the 1830 c...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

122. Johnson 66 (covers)

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 66 (covers)
Title:
Binding covered in red morocco.
Scope & Content:
Binding covered in red morocco.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1750-1800
Extent:
1 Item

123. 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

124. Johnson 67

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 67
Title:
Total of 19 separately mounted leaves of which one is Persian. Each picture contains animals or birds. Some are incidental as in the hawking scenes, while others are animal portraits.
Scope & Content:
Total of 19 separately mounted leaves of which one is Persian. Each picture contains animals or birds. Some are incidental as in the hawking scenes, while others are animal portraits.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

125. Johnson 6,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 6,8
Title:
The Good Shepherd
Scope & Content:
The Good Shepherd. Mughal, c.1630. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 12 in Persian inventory note. Lightly coloured drawing with use of gold; spandrels of illumination in colours and gold at top; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and outer gilt-sprinkled ma...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1630
Extent:
1 Item

126. Johnson 6,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 6,9
Title:
Young man visiting two hermits. Artist(s): Muhammad Qasim (fl.c.1650) style of
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing: a young man visiting two hermits in a rocky landscape. Style of Muhammad Yusuf. This is a very fine drawing and might be by Muhammad Yusuf himself. Isfahan style: mid seventeenth century. 15.5 by 10 cm (page 41.5 by 29.5 cm). Decorated frame of gold scrolls on dark blue: gol...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1650
Extent:
1 Item

127. Johnson 7,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 7,1
Title:
Red Fort, Agra
Scope & Content:
The Red Fort, Agra. Mughal, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 11 in Persian inventory note. Gouache; paper extensions above and below. 270 by 295 mm; page 418 by 310 mm. A view of the Agra Fort from the East with the river Jumna in the foreground, the Moti Masji...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

128. Johnson 7,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 7,2
Title:
Yusuf in the slave market
Scope & Content:
Yusuf in the slave market. Mughal, c.1600-1605. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 40 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with slight colour; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 169 by 94 mm; page 412 by 290 mm. Yusuf, about to...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1600-1605
Extent:
1 Item

129. Johnson 7,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 7,3
Title:
Sufis in ecstasy. Artist(s): Muhammad Nadir al-Samarqandi (fl.c.1650-1655)
Scope & Content:
Sufis in ecstasy. Attributed to Muhammad Nadir al-Samarqandi, Mughal, c.1650-55. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above doorway in Persian: ‘chih majlis ki daru ganj-i kibriya bakhshand, hazar afsar-i shahi bi [sic] gadar bakhshand’ (what a session in which they bestow a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1650-1655
Extent:
1 Item

130. Johnson 7,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 7,4
Title:
Sufi dervishes exercising in a garden
Scope & Content:
Sufi dervishes exercising in a garden. Mughal, c.1650-60. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 49 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with colour and gold; on an album page with gold-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 210 by 106 mm; page 415 by 298 mm. T...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1650-1660
Extent:
1 Item