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1291. Johnson 64,35

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,35
Title:
A prince with a falcon
Scope & Content:
A prince with a falcon. Mughal, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Drawing, the head partly coloured; three borders of gilt decoration. 225 by 140 mm; page 324 by 229 mm. Reverse: two ‘baits’ of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy dated AH1143/AD1730-31, the signature erased; two flor...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

1292. Johnson 64,36

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,36
Title:
Nauruz (?) Quli Khan
Scope & Content:
Nauruz(?) Quli Khan. Deccan, c.1690. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘nauruz(?) quli khan.’ Gouache; three borders of gilt floral decoration. 205 by 103 mm; page 324 by 224 mm. Reverse: four ‘baits’ of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy, within plain and flora...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1690
Extent:
1 Item

1293. Johnson 64,37

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,37
Title:
Humayun resting on a hawking expedition
Scope & Content:
Humayun resting on a hawking expedition. Mughal, c.1600-1610. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; three borders of gilt floral decoration. 194 by 113 mm; page 324 by 228 mm. Reverse: a quatrain of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy signed by Mir Tahir al-Husaini and dated AH[1]114/AD...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1600-1610
Extent:
1 Item

1294. 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

1295. Johnson 64,39

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,39
Title:
Mughal officer
Scope & Content:
A Mughal officer. Mughal, c.1605. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory inscription (not numbered). Gouache; outer gilt floral border on blue paper, reinforced at edges. 114 by 57 mm; page 325 by 227 mm. Reverse: 14 ‘baits of nasta‘liq’ calligraphy from a 17th cent...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1605
Extent:
1 Item

1296. Johnson 64,40

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,40
Title:
Mughal courtier. Artist(s): Anant (fl. 1584-1610), attributed to
Scope & Content:
A Mughal courtier. Mughal, c.1610. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in lower left corner in Persian (in same unreliable hand as J.16, 1, and J.18, 11): ‘kar-i usta[d] anant’ (the work of the master Anant); Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache with gold; plain ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1610
Extent:
1 Item

1297. Johnson 64,41

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,41
Title:
A prince visiting a holy man
Scope & Content:
A prince visiting a holy man. Provincial Mughal, c.1640. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache; plain and tinted paper borders. 223 by 130 mm; page 314 by 228 mm. Reverse: four lines of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy with decoration and blue-t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1640
Extent:
1 Item

1298. Johnson 66,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 66,10
Title:
Two girls entertaining a ruler, possibly Nawab Muzaffar Jang of Farrukhabad
Scope & Content:
Two girls entertaining a ruler. Farrukhabad, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; on an album page with plain and coloured borders sprinkled with gold. 173 by 101 mm; page 513 by 380 mm. Two girls, one with a ‘tambur’, the other dancing, entertain a ruler dressed in...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

1299. Johnson 67,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 67,10
Title:
Bhils hunting
Scope & Content:
Bhils hunting. Deccan, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Lightly coloured drawing; plain paper borders. 167 by 103 mm; page 405 by 270 mm. A family of ‘bhils’ hunt in a rocky landscape. Two of them club deer from a horse and camel ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

1300. Johnson 67,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 67,11
Title:
Two elephants fighting
Scope & Content:
Two elephants fighting. Mughal, c.1620-30. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on border in Persian characters: ‘tasvir-i filan-i jangi, ‘amal-i humhar’ (a picture of fighting elephants, the work of Hunhar) - this attribution is unreliable. Gouache with gold; gilt-decorate...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1620-1630
Extent:
1 Item