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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Johnson Collection

1161. Johnson 45,28

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,28
Title:
Warriors and a girl
Scope & Content:
Warriors and a girl. 70 by 125 mm. Two warriors approach a girl who performs a sacrifice in a landscape. Corresponds with J.45, 23.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

1162. Johnson 45,29

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,29
Title:
Siva and worshippers
Scope & Content:
Siva and worshippers. 79 by 133 mm. Siva seated in a landscape is approached by three worshippers. Corresponds with J.45, 20.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

1163. Johnson 45,30

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,30
Title:
A deer-hunter
Scope & Content:
A deer-hunter. 94 by 110 mm. A hunter hides in a tree above a shrine, as deer approach. Corresponds with J.45, 24.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

1164. Johnson 45,31

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,31
Title:
Siva and Parvati with Nandi
Scope & Content:
Siva and Parvati with Nandi. Murshidabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘bara-i sahib ‘alishan mister richard johnson sahib bahadur dam iqbal’ (for Sahib Alishan Mister Richard Johnson Sahib Bahadur, may his successes increase); and: ‘ta...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

1165. Johnson 45,32

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,32
Title:
A green parakeet
Scope & Content:
A green parakeet. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Drawing, the bird alone coloured. 139 by 110 mm. A green parakeet perches on a stand with foliate supports. The top of the bird’s head is blue, the breast crimson.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

1166. Johnson 45,33

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,33
Title:
A goddess riding a cat. Artist(s): Ghulam Reza (fl.1780-1782) style of
Scope & Content:
A goddess. Style of Ghulam Reza, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold. 194 by 135 mm. A goddess rides upon a cat in a landscape, holding a lance. Note: Perhaps an illustration to an astrological series. For signed examples of Ghulam Reza’s work, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

1167. Johnson 45,34

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,34
Title:
Sarasvati(?)
Scope & Content:
Saraswati(?). Hyderabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; gold and pink paper borders. 164 by 105 mm; page 265 by 175 mm. Saraswati, enthroned and diademed, holds in her four hands an axe, tambur, book and a rosary of temple eyes. There is a flower-be...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

1168. Johnson 45,35

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,35
Title:
Siva and Parvati
Scope & Content:
Siva and Parvati. Hyderabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; gold and pink paper borders. 177 by 135 mm; page 285 by 214 mm. Siva and Parvati sit on a ‘gold’ chauki beneath a tree. Siva holds a gold vessel and the Ganges flows from a small human head...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

1169. Johnson 45,36

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,36
Title:
The avatars of Visnu and other Vaisnavite manifestations
Scope & Content:
Illustrations of the avatars of Visnu and other Vaisnavite subjects. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 85 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with colour and gold; on a single sheet of paper divided into 15 squares with ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

1170. Johnson 45,37

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,37
Title:
A lady visiting a shrine . Artist(s): Mir Kalan Khan (fl.c.1760-80) style of
Scope & Content:
A lady visiting a shrine. Style of Mir Kalan Khan, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 73 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; uncoloured border. 257 by 157 mm; page 354 by 236 mm. A lady with a lamp and a ewer approaches a lingam shrine set bene...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item