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1. Johnson 11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11
Title:
Total of 22 leaves separately mounted. All the pictures contain girls or ladies, some being single portraits. Many of the leaves come from a single album with simple floral diaper borders and related floral diaper decoration on the reverse.
Scope & Content:
Total of 22 leaves separately mounted. All the pictures contain girls or ladies, some being single portraits. Many of the leaves come from a single album with simple floral diaper borders and related floral diaper decoration on the reverse.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 11,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,11
Title:
A lady smoking
Scope & Content:
A lady smoking. Deccan, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing with gold; on an album leaf with coloured borders decorated with floral designs in colours and gold. 129 by 57 mm; page 320 by 217 mm. Reverse: a flower-head design. A lady stands smoking a ‘nargila...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 11,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,4
Title:
A girl suckling a baby
Scope & Content:
A girl suckling a baby. Rajasthan, c.1640-50. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with inner yellow border decorated with gold and silver arabesques, the outer margin with lotus buds. 146 by 87 mm; page 315 by 215 mm. Reverse: a floral trellis de...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1640-1650
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 11,16

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,16
Title:
An amorous assignment
Scope & Content:
An amorous assignment. Murshidabad, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 23 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse:’ raja makala rani va sih huvasim- i digar’ (a raja in discourse with a lady, and three others assembled). Gouache with gold; pink border; pape...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 11,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,10
Title:
A girl by a tree
Scope & Content:
A girl. Deccan, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with coloured borders decorated with floral designs in gold and colours. 147 by 81 mm; page 320 by 215 mm. Reverse: a floral trellis design. A girl dressed in mauve stands beneath a lit...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 11,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,8
Title:
A lady holding a lotus flower
Scope & Content:
A lady holding a lotus flower. Deccan, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing with gold; on an album page with inner blue border with gold flowers, and undecorated outer borders. 156 by 78 mm; page 320 by 215 mm. A lady stands facing left holding a lotus with a ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 11,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,9
Title:
A girl with a pot
Scope & Content:
A girl with a pot. Deccan, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing with gold; on an album leaf with coloured borders decorated with floral designs in gold and colours. 160 by 91 mm; page 320 by 215 mm. Reverse: a flower-head design. A girls tands facing left ben...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

8. Johnson 11,15

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,15
Title:
A girl playing a vina
Scope & Content:
A girl playing a vina. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Deccan, c.1680. Tinted drawing with gold; on an album leaf with gilt-decorated pink and blue borders, and a yellow margin decorated with a leaf motif. 133 by 80 mm; page 319 by 214 mm. Reverse: a floral design. E.I.C. Libr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 11,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,3
Title:
Three girls enjoying themselves in a meadow
Scope & Content:
Three girls. Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with plain and pink paper borders and silver rules. 111 by 99 mm; page 306 by 225 mm. Three girls sit in a meadow, one smoking a ‘nargila,’ the other two drinking.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 11,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,5
Title:
A girl by a stream
Scope & Content:
A girl in a landscape. Deccan, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with inner green border decorated with gold and silver, the margin with flower-heads. 159 by 79 mm; page 318 by 215 mm. Reverse: a floral trellis design. A girl sits by a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item