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1. Johnson 26

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26
Title:
Total of 21 leaves separately mounted of which 2 are Persian. The subjects are all male portraiture, some being equestrian or court scenes. The style of the album leaves is not uniform although certain pages derive from the same albums.
Scope & Content:
Total of 21 leaves separately mounted of which 2 are Persian. The subjects are all male portraiture, some being equestrian or court scenes. The style of the album leaves is not uniform although certain pages derive from the same albums.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 26,18

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,18
Title:
Mughal nobleman
Scope & Content:
A Mughal nobleman in seventeenth-century costume. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 2 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with plain borders. 177 by 98 mm; page 373 by 250 mm. A Mughal nobleman in a green coat with a fur colla...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 26,15

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,15
Title:
Mughal nobleman
Scope & Content:
A Mughal nobleman. Deccan, c.1700-1750 Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with red, blue and pink borders. 180 by 100 mm; page 378 by 250 mm. Reverse:’ naskhi’ calligraphy dated AH[11]23 /AD1711. A Mughal nobleman, facing left, stands on grass ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1700-1750
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 26,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,10
Title:
A nobleman
Scope & Content:
A Mughal nobleman. Mughal, c.1720-30. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing with gold; on an album leaf with blue and pink borders. 194 by 137 mm; page 379 by 250 mm. Reverse: two ‘baits’ of a Persian ‘qasidah’ written in diagonal ‘nasta‘liq’ on a floral background; si...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1720-1730
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 26,16

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,16
Title:
Two nobleman
Scope & Content:
Two noblemen. Murshidabad, c1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with plain border. 231 by 191 mm; page 377 by 248 mm. Reverse: three ‘baits’ of a ‘qasidah’ written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy on a gold-decorated blue-green backgro...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 26,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,4
Title:
Persian nobleman
Scope & Content:
A Persian nobleman. Deccan, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with blue and plain borders. 235 by 165 mm; page 350 by 242 mm. Reverse: a quatrain written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy in brown ink on paper stippled to simulate vellum; sign...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 26,14

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,14
Title:
A Mughal commander
Scope & Content:
A Mughal commander. Deccan, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with pale blue and yellow borders. 211 by 153 mm; page 377 by 248 mm. Reverse: a specimen of ‘naskhi’ calligraphy in two sizes of script, including the first four ‘baits’ of ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

8. Johnson 26,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,8
Title:
A Mughal nobleman
Scope & Content:
A Mughal nobleman. Mughal, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with yellow, blue and pink borders sprinkled with gold. 153 by 74 mm; page 354 by 246 mm. The nobleman with a neat black beard, stands in a field facing left, dressed in white.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 26,17

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,17
Title:
A noble boy
Scope & Content:
A noble boy. Deccan, c.1700-1730. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 5 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with plain borders. 103 by 72 mm; page 372 by 246 mm. A boy of noble family stands facing left with his hands folded wearing a gold coat ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1700-1720
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 26,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,13
Title:
Aurangzeb
Scope & Content:
Aurangzeb. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with blue and green borders. 180 by 116 mm; page 376 by 249 mm. Reverse: a quatrain written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; 18th century. Aurangzeb faces right, holding a stra...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item