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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Johnson Collection

101. Johnson 56

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56
Title:
Total of 21 leaves separately mounted of which one is calligraphy (no. 2), 17 are Persian and 3 Indian. With one exception the Persian leaves originated from the same album.
Scope & Content:
Total of 21 leaves separately mounted of which one is calligraphy (no. 2), 17 are Persian and 3 Indian. With one exception the Persian leaves originated from the same album.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

102. Johnson 5,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 5,7
Title:
An elephant parade for the Muharram festival
Scope & Content:
A parade. Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on paper with applied margin of grey paper above and below. 328 by 595 mm; page 485 by 595 mm. Reverse: a drawing of a youth’s head in European style, perhaps by one of the professional English artist...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

103. Johnson 57

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 57
Title:
Renumbered Add.Or.1039-1091
Scope & Content:
Renumbered Add.Or.1039-1091
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

104. Johnson 5,7v

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 5,7v
Title:
Head of a youth.
Scope & Content:
Head of a youth.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

105. Johnson 5,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 5,8
Title:
Design for a game of snakes and ladders, gyan chaupar
Scope & Content:
A design for a game of ‘snakes and ladders’. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Each square is numbered and labelled with its attribute in Persian and Hindi. Drawing with colours; on paper. Board area 520 by 525 mm; page 655 by 6...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

106. 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

107. Johnson 5,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 5,9
Title:
Illustrations of animals probably for a card game
Scope & Content:
Illustrations of animals, probably for a card game. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawings; on paper. 62 by 93 mm; page 435 by 372 mm. The illustrations are within twenty-eight finely ruled rectangles, four across an...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

108. Johnson 59

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 59
Title:
Total of 9 leaves separately mounted. All are male portraits, the undecorated borders showing no uniformity of design
Scope & Content:
Total of 9 leaves separately mounted. All are male portraits, the undecorated borders showing no uniformity of design.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

109. Johnson 60

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 60
Title:
Total of 23 leaves separately mounted. All are portraits except for one example of silk embroidery on paper.
Scope & Content:
Total of 23 leaves separately mounted. All are portraits except for one example of silk embroidery on paper.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

110. Johnson 6,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 6,1
Title:
A Nativity scene, with the Virgin Mary kneeling before the Christ Child
Scope & Content:
The Nativity. Deccan, c.1640-60. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 34 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with light shading and gold; on an album page with inner blue gilt-decorated border, and outer gilt-sprinkled margin. 182 by 128 mm; page 415 by 295 mm. The Virgin M...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1640-1660
Extent:
1 Item