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1. Johnson 14

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14
Title:
Total of 12 leaves separately mounted of which one is a page of calligraphy (12). The subjects are broadly of religious content, mostly Christian. The leaves are from various albums of several designs.
Scope & Content:
Total of 12 leaves separately mounted of which one is a page of calligraphy (12). The subjects are broadly of religious content, mostly Christian. The leaves are from various albums of several designs.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 14,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,12
Title:
Calligraphic specimen
Scope & Content:
Calligraphic specimen
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1700-1790
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 14,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,6
Title:
Christian saint, perhaps the Magdalen
Scope & Content:
A Christian saint, perhaps the Magdalen. Deccan, c.1640-60. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing with gold; on an album leaf with twin borders of arabesques in gold and silver; margin of red florets. 135 by 93 mm; page 318 by 218 mm. Reverse: a floral design in colour...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1640-1660
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 14,5v

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,5v
Title:
A woman greeting a holy man
Scope & Content:
A woman greeting a holy man. Deccan, c.1700-1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; blue and uncoloured borders. 185 by 113 mm; page 362 by 234 mm. Reverse: a drawing of a priest. A woman greets a holy man who is apparently blind. He has a white beard and walks with th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1700-1750
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 14,8a

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,8a
Title:
A Christian knight fighting a Saracen foot-soldier
Scope & Content:
A Christian knight fighting with a Saracen foot-soldier. Mughal, c.1630. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘shah jalal al-din akbar -’ possibly an identification of a facing picture in an earlier album. Gouache with gold; mounted (with J.14, 8b) on...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1630
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 14,11v

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,11v
Title:
A runaway buffalo chased by its keeper
Scope & Content:
Runaway buffalo. Deccan, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Coloured drawing; on an album leaf with red border and blue margin. 78 by 155 mm; page 351 by 230 mm. Reverse: a painting of an angelic figure enthroned. A man sprints alongside a charging water buffalo and tries...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 14,8b

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,8b
Title:
A hunting cheetah on a cart
Scope & Content:
A hunting cheetah on a cart. Mughal, c.1610. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing with gold, the gold added at the time the album leaf was made; mounted on an album page with one other. 95 by 132 mm; page 362 by 232 mm. The cheetah is blindfolded on a cart drawn by tw...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1610
Extent:
1 Item

8. Johnson 14,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,4
Title:
Virgin and Child with Anna the Prophetess
Scope & Content:
The Virgin and Child with Anna the prophetess. Mughal, c.1610. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing with gold; on an album page with a ‘bait’ of’ nasta‘liiq’ calligraphy mounted above and below the miniature; broad border of floral chevron design in colours and gold. 15...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1610
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 14,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,11
Title:
An angelic figure being carried on a throne by a demon
Scope & Content:
An angelic figure. Deccan, c.1650-1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with gold-decorated and green borders and a grey-washed margin. 108 by 42 mm; page 351 by 230 mm. Reverse: a drawing of a man with a buffalo. An angelic figure dressed i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1650-1700
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 14,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,1
Title:
Sultan Ibrahim Adham of Balkh with the angels
Scope & Content:
Sultan Ibrahim Adham of Balkh. Murshidabad, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 44 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse:’ tasvir-i hazrat-i ibrahim adham’ (a picture of Saint Ibrahim Adham). Gouache with gold; narrow gold border; applied margin of grey pa...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item