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Container Reference (shelfmark) Johnson 4 Language Not applicable Subject Portraits

1. Johnson 4,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,1
Title:
Shah Jahan on horseback
Scope & Content:
Shah Jahan on horseback. Mughal, c.1650. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath: ‘Dara Shekoh’; Persian inventory inscription on reverse almost entirely cut away. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-sprinkled blue border. 249 by 195 mm; page 393 by 267 mm. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1650
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 4,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,2
Title:
Prince Khurram embracing his father Jahangir
Scope & Content:
Prince Khurram embracing his father Jahangir. Mughal, c.1630. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed: ‘Jahangir & Shah Jehan’; in Persian: ‘tasvir-i jahangir shah jahan, ‘amal-i rajah manohar’ ‘singh’ (a picture of Jahangir and Shah Jahan, the work of Raja Manohar Singh); ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1630
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 4,3

Reference (shelfmark):
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

4. Johnson 4,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,4
Title:
Muhammad Shah (1719-48) with Sa'adat Khan of Oudh
Scope & Content:
Muhammad Shah with Sa‘adat Khan of Oudh. Mughal, c.1725. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on the letter held by Sa‘adat Khan in Persian: ‘az faiz o karam o midvar ast’ (he is hopeful of bounty and kindness); above: ‘shabeh-i muhammad shah padshah’ (a likeness of emperor ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1720-1730
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 4,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,13
Title:
Raja Rai Singh
Scope & Content:
A raja. Mughal, c.1640-60. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on grass in Persian: ‘Rajah Rai Singh’; numbered 25 in Persian inventory note. Drawing; the grass and sky coloured at Lucknow, c.1780; on an album page with inner blue border and outer gilt-sprinkled margin. 1...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1640-1660
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 4,15

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,15
Title:
An emperor, possibly Shah Jahan
Scope & Content:
An emperor. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 18 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; unfinished; on an album page with inner gold-decorated.blue border and outer gilt-sprinkled margin. 161 by 87 mm; page 415 by 290 mm. An emperor, probably der...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

7. 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