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Collection Area Visual Arts Project / Collection Johnson Collection

181. Johnson 1,23

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,23
Title:
Two musicians
Scope & Content:
Two musicians. Mughal, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i mutarribha’ (a picture of musicians). Drawing; on an album page with mauve gilt-sprinkled border. 183 by 136 mm; page 492 by 370 mm. One musician kneels while looking at the sp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

182. Johnson 12,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 12,3
Title:
A lady holding a rose
Scope & Content:
A lady. Mughal, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 21 in Persian inventory note; numbered ‘16’ on picture and border; inscribed twice on reverse: ‘yek tasvir, tasvir-i husn’ ... (one picture, a picture of beauty ... ). Gouache with gold; on an album page with borde...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

183. Johnson 1,24

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,24
Title:
A nobleman and a lady playing chaupar. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
A nobleman and lady playing chaupar. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i husn shaghl-i chaupar bazi’ (a picture of a beauty ‘playing chaupar)’; numbered 43 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

184. Johnson 12,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 12,4
Title:
A European princess seated in a chair. Artist(s): Mir Kalan Khan (fl.c.1760-80) style of
Scope & Content:
A European princess. Style of Mir Kalan Khan, Faizabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 4 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse:’ padshahzadi kar-i faranq bar’ ... (a princess, European work ... ). Gouache with gold; on an album page with two ‘masnavi’...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

185. Johnson 1,25

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,25
Title:
Lovers in a pavilion. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
Young lovers in a pavilion. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in cartouche above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i husn vaqt-i khalvat’ (a picture of a beauty at the time of retirement); numbered 40 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gol...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

186. Johnson 12,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 12,5
Title:
Illustration to a romance: a royal archer, with sleeping companions
Scope & Content:
Illustration to a romance. Mughal, c.1712-19. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 31 in Persian inventory note; inscribed in Persian on a slip of paper pasted to the reverse: ‘tasvir-i hasan u savaran u luban’ (?) (a picture of Hasan and the horsemen ... (?). Gouache with g...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1715
Extent:
1 Item

187. Johnson 1,26

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,26
Title:
A couple with ladies. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
A couple with ladies. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 41 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; unfinished; a blank paper panel remains between the picture and top border, on an album leaf with inner blue and outer gilt-sp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

188. Johnson 1,27

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,27
Title:
A game of polo. Artist(s): Ram Sahai (fl. 1760-1782)
Scope & Content:
A game of polo. By Ram Sahai, Faizabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Signed in lower left corner in Persian: ‘‘amal-i ram sahai musavvir’ (the work of the painter Ram Sahai); numbered 9 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with coloured wash and gold; narrow gold border...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

189. Johnson 1,28

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,28
Title:
A mulla presiding over a night ceremony with girls and youths bearing gifts. Artist(s): Govardhan (fl. 1730-40)
Scope & Content:
A night ceremony. By Govardhan, Mughal, c.1735-40. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 7 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse: ... ‘hazrat-i shah naqsh’ ... ‘Govardhan’ (?)’ musavvir’ (this inscription is partly missing where the surface has been torn away, but it...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1735-1740
Extent:
1 Item

190. Johnson 1,29

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,29
Title:
Prince with a tambura player. Artist(s): Afzal 'Ali Khan (fl. 1700)
Scope & Content:
A prince with a tambur-player. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘‘amal-i afzal ‘ali khan’ (the work of Afzal ‘Ali Khan); numbered 15 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-decorated panels above and b...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item