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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Johnson Collection

501. Johnson 4,21

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,21
Title:
A nobleman seated on orange cushions
Scope & Content:
A nobleman on orange cushions. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 60 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; the face and hands are uncoloured and are perhaps Mughal work of a slightly earlier date; on an album page with inner blue border and uncolou...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

502. Johnson 42,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 42,1
Title:
Bhairava Raga. Artist(s): Ghulam Reza (fl.1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
Bhairava Raga. Siva stands holding his trident and ‘damaru,’ an elephant-skin, tiger-skin, and snake about his waist, and a second snake about his top-knot from which flows the Ganges. By Ghulam Reza. 227 by 138 mm. Note: Described in the Persian inscription as ‘Raga Bhairon.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

503. Johnson 42,1-36

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 42,1-36
Title:
J.42,1-36 Thirty-six pictures comprising a ‘ragamala’ series, arranged according to Hanuman’s system. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780 ...
Scope & Content:
J.42,1-36 Thirty-six pictures comprising a ‘ragamala’ series, arranged according to Hanuman’s system. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Each picture inscribed in Persian with extracts from the’ Risalah-i ragamala’ of Thakur Das....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
36 items

504. Johnson 4,22

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,22
Title:
A Mughal nobleman
Scope & Content:
A Mughal nobleman. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 28 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with blue border and outer gilt-sprinkled margin. 193 by 138 mm; page 412 by 290 mm. The Mughal nobleman, facing right, stands in a fl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

505. Johnson 42,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 42,2
Title:
Madhyamadi Ragini. Artist(s): Ghulam Reza (fl.1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
Madhyamadi Ragini. Siva stands embracing Madhyamadi on a terrace at sunset. By Ghulam Reza. 226 by 137 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

506. Johnson 4,23

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,23
Title:
A nobleman
Scope & Content:
A nobleman. Mughal, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 30 in Persian inventory note. Drawing; gouache and gold added at Lucknow, c.1780; on an album page with blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 190 by 101 mm; page 413 by 290 mm. The nobleman, facing rig...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

507. Johnson 42,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 42,3
Title:
Bhairavi Ragini. Artist(s): Ghulam Reza (fl.1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
Bhairavi Ragini. Siva is seated on Mount Kailasa with Bhairavi who sits on a ‘chauki,’ apparently singing with castanets in her hands. Ducks are in the foreground and the sun is low on the horizon. By Ghulam Reza. 226 by 137 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

508. Johnson 4,24

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,24
Title:
A Mughal nobleman
Scope & Content:
A Mughal nobleman. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 21 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with gouache and gold; on an album page with blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 141 by 63 mm; page 412 by 290 mm. The Mughal nobleman, facing left, stan...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

509. Johnson 42,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 42,4
Title:
Bangali Ragini. Artist(s): Ghulam Reza (fl.1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
Bangali Ragini. A female ascetic kneels at the foot of a tree with a truncated stump, holding a trident and ringing a bell in her right hand. By Ghulam Reza. 225 by 140 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

510. Johnson 4,25

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,25
Title:
Asaf Khan
Scope & Content:
Asaf Khan (d.1641). Mughal, c.1640. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at top in Persian: ‘shabih-i asaf jah pidar-i nur jahan begum’ (a likeness of Asaf Jah, father of Nur Jahan Begum); numbered 22 in Persian inventory note. Drawing; gouache and gold added at Lucknow, c....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1640
Extent:
1 Item