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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Johnson Collection Name Timur, 1336-1405

1. Johnson 1,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,2
Title:
The Ottoman Sultan Bayazid in a cage at Timur's court
Scope & Content:
The capture of Sultan Bayazid I of Turkey. Mughal, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 9 in Persian inventory note; numbered in ‘siyaq’ on reverse. Gouache; on an album leaf with gold floral and gilt-sprinkled borders. 393 by 238 mm; page 480 by 331 mm. The Sultan...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 2,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 2,1
Title:
The emperor Timur
Scope & Content:
A traditional portrait of the emperor Timur. Mughal, c.1650. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at bottom in English: ‘Taimur’; numbered ‘29’ in Persian inventory note; on reverse: ‘qaimat-i tasvir-i amir timur 50’ (the price of this picture of Timur is 50). Gouache with ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1650
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 64,38

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,38
Title:
Timur enthroned with descendants: Babur, Humayun, Akbar and Jahangir enthroned, with the poet Sa'di on the left and an attendant on the right. Artist(s): Hashim (fl.1640-1650)
Scope & Content:
The emperor Timur enthroned with his descendants. By Hashim, Mughal, c.1650. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Signed on throne in Persian characters: ‘‘amal-i hashim’ (the work of Hashim); inscribed in the foreground with the emperors’ names: ‘Jahangir, Humayun, Babur, Akbar’ and w...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1650
Extent:
1 Item