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1. Johnson 58

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58
Title:
Total of 21 leaves separately mounted. All are male portraits.
Scope & Content:
Total of 21 leaves separately mounted. All are male portraits.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 58,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,9
Title:
A Mughal officer
Scope & Content:
A Mughal officer. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 2 in Persian inventory note (repeated on reverse). Drawing with colours and gold; border of yellow-tinted paper with extensions at sides. 183 by 91 mm; page 252 by 172 mm. A Mughal officer with a white...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 58,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,10
Title:
A Mughal officer
Scope & Content:
A Mughal officer. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Drawing with wash; pink-tinted paper border extended at edge; backed with cotton. 189 by 110 mm; page 247 by 171 mm. Reverse: sketches of the heads of two camels and a tig...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 58,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,2
Title:
Raja Birbadar
Scope & Content:
A raja. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at top and on reverse in Persian: ‘Raja Birbadar’; numbered 24 in Persian inventory note. Gouache; uncoloured paper border with rules in black and gold. 192 by 104 mm; page 252 by 149 mm. A raja, identified as R...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 58,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,7
Title:
A young Muslim courtier
Scope & Content:
A young Muslim courtier. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 12 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse: ‘reza fathmullah’ (?), and with an undeciphered attribution. Lightly coloured drawing; on paper with extensions on three sides. 226 by 147 mm; ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 58,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,6
Title:
Allahvardi Khan (d.1659)
Scope & Content:
Allahvardi Khan (d.1659). Lucknow, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at top in Persian: ‘shabeh-i allahvardi khan kalan shah jahani’ (a likeness of Allahvardi Khan Kalan [in the service of] Shah Jahan); numbered 16 in Persian inventory note. Gouache; yellow-ti...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 58,20

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,20
Title:
A boy dressed in white
Scope & Content:
A boy dressed in white. Bengal, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse in Persian characters: ‘yek rupiya’ (one rupee). Gouache; inner red border; outer green paper border with single red rule. 87 by 36 mm; page 250 by 171 mm. A boy dressed in white stand...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

8. Johnson 58,14

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,14
Title:
A courtier of Bijapur
Scope & Content:
A courtier of Bijapur. Bijapur, c.1660. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian characters: ‘shabeh-i antar pandit bijapuri’ (a likeness of Pandit Antar of Bijapur); Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache; border with flowers and leaves sketched in red...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1660
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 58,15

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,15
Title:
A courtier ( Nur Khan ? )
Scope & Content:
A courtier (Nur Khan?). Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 54 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse: ‘Nur Khan.’ Drawing with gold and slight colours; uncoloured paper border with rules in gold and ink. 190 by 129 mm; page 238 by 172 mm. A cour...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 58,16

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,16
Title:
Shah Jahan
Scope & Content:
Shah Jahan (1628-57). Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i Shah Jahan padshah’ (a likeness of the emperor Shah Jahan); identification repeated in Hindi on reverse; numbered 68 in Persian inventory note. Gouache on blue-green paper...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item