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1. Johnson 4,3

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Johnson 4,3
Title:
Dara Shikoh attending a debate between Miyan Mir and Mulla Shah
Scope & Content:
Dara Shikoh attending a debate between Miyan Mir and Mulla Shah. Mughal, c.1650-60. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at top in Persian: ‘Mulla Khwajah hasrat-i Miyan Mir; Shah Khwajah’; and:’ Dara Shikoh’ (these identifications have been erased from a lower position on t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1650-1660
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 7,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 7,3
Title:
Sufis in ecstasy. Artist(s): Muhammad Nadir al-Samarqandi (fl.c.1650-1655)
Scope & Content:
Sufis in ecstasy. Attributed to Muhammad Nadir al-Samarqandi, Mughal, c.1650-55. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above doorway in Persian: ‘chih majlis ki daru ganj-i kibriya bakhshand, hazar afsar-i shahi bi [sic] gadar bakhshand’ (what a session in which they bestow a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1650-1655
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 7,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 7,4
Title:
Sufi dervishes exercising in a garden
Scope & Content:
Sufi dervishes exercising in a garden. Mughal, c.1650-60. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 49 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with colour and gold; on an album page with gold-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 210 by 106 mm; page 415 by 298 mm. T...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1650-1660
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 7,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 7,5
Title:
Sufi dervishes exercising
Scope & Content:
Sufi dervishes exercising. Mughal, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 50 in Persian inventory note. Lightly coloured drawing with gold; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 196 by 124 mm; page 410 by 295 mm. Dervishes ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 7,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 7,6
Title:
Mulla Shah in conversation
Scope & Content:
Mulla Shah in conversation. Mughal, c.1650. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 42 in Persian inventory note. Drawing; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 147 by 108 mm; page 413 by 294 mm. The mulla is seated with two other m...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1650
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 7,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 7,8
Title:
A mulla with disciple and visitors
Scope & Content:
A mulla with a disciple and visitors. Mughal, c.1690. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed below in Persian: ‘‘amal-i rai fath chand’ (the work of Rai Fath Chand); numbered 63 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; the picture has been altered and additions made, pro...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1690
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 7,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 7,9
Title:
A Sufi dervish
Scope & Content:
A Sufi dervish. Mughal, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 34 in Persian inventory note. Drawing; on an album page with blue border decorated with gold, outer gilt-sprinkled border. 153 by 76 mm; page 414 by 287 mm. The dervish, fully bearded, stands with his han...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item

8. Johnson 1,19

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,19
Title:
Miyan Mir and Mulla Shah. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
Miyan Mir and Mulla Shah. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath the figures in Persian: ‘Miyan Mir’ and ‘Mulla Shah’; on gold panel above: ‘tasvir-i miyan mir va mulla shah’ (a picture of Miyan Mir and Mulla Shah). Gouache;...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 1,20

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,20
Title:
A Mufti standing in a landscape.. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90)
Scope & Content:
Portrait of a mufti. By Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Signed in lower left corner in Persian: ‘‘amal-i bahadur singh musavvir’ (the work of the artist Bahadur Singh). Gouache with gold; on an album page with plain borders. 212 by 135 mm; page 5...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 1,21

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,21
Title:
Five dervishes in a landscape
Scope & Content:
Five dervishes in a landscape. Mughal, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i darvishan’ (a picture of dervishes); a smudged inscription in the lower left corner perhaps giving the name of an artist. Drawing; on an album leaf with outer mau...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item