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1. Johnson 5,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 5,7
Title:
An elephant parade for the Muharram festival
Scope & Content:
A parade. Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on paper with applied margin of grey paper above and below. 328 by 595 mm; page 485 by 595 mm. Reverse: a drawing of a youth’s head in European style, perhaps by one of the professional English artist...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 11,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,6
Title:
A lady going to worship
Scope & Content:
A lady going to worship. Deccan, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with borders decorated with arabesques and flower-heads; the borders partly finished in the lower left corner. 150 by 74 mm; page 320 by 215 mm. Reverse: a flower-head d...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 1,28

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,28
Title:
A mulla presiding over a night ceremony with girls and youths bearing gifts. Artist(s): Govardhan (fl. 1730-40)
Scope & Content:
A night ceremony. By Govardhan, Mughal, c.1735-40. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 7 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse: ... ‘hazrat-i shah naqsh’ ... ‘Govardhan’ (?)’ musavvir’ (this inscription is partly missing where the surface has been torn away, but it...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1735-1740
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 2,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 2,12
Title:
Babur greets courtiers at the Id festival
Scope & Content:
The emperor Babur greeting courtiers on the occasion of the Id festival. Mughal, c.1595. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with floral diaper border. 286 by 160 mm; page 436 by 301 mm. Reverse: four lines...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1595
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 5,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 5,13
Title:
Dawn and Dusk bathing ritual. Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782), attributed to
Scope & Content:
The dawn and dusk bathing ritual. Attributed to Sital Das. Inscribed with 18 lines of Sanskrit descriptions of the ritual. Drawing with water-colour on paper; edges reinforced and extended with grey paper. 346 by 330 mm; page 492 by 380 mm. Four men are standing in water at the side of a ri...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 5,15

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 5,15
Title:
Fire sacrifice (Agnihotram). Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782), attributed to
Scope & Content:
A fire sacrifice (Agnihotram). Attributed to Sital Das. Inscribed on the picture is the description in Sanskrit in nagari characters; on reverse: an offset impression of an inscription from another picture. Drawing with water-colour on paper. 395 by 485 mm. A pavilion set in a landscape has...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 5,16

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 5,16
Title:
Eagle sacrifice (Syena-yaga). Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782), attributed to
Scope & Content:
The eagle sacrifice (Syena-yaga). Attributed to Sital Das. Inscribed on the picture with description in Sanskrit in nagari characters. Drawing with water-colour on paper; paper extensions added. 378 by 346 mm; page 457 by 385 mm. A gathering of Brahmins and a woman are seated on either side...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

8. Johnson 5,17

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 5,17
Title:
Four-monthly sacrifice (Chaturmasya-yaga). Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782), attributed to
Scope & Content:
The four-monthly sacrifice (Chaturmasyayaga). Attributed to Sital Das. Inscribed on the picture with description in Sanskrit in nagari characters; on reverse: an offset impression of part of another inscription. Drawing with water-colour on paper; paper extensions added. 335 by 435 mm; page ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 5,18

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 5,18
Title:
Ritual of Brihaspati. Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782), attributed to
Scope & Content:
The ritual of Brihaspati. Attributed to Sital Das. Inscribed on the picture with description in Sanskrit in nagari characters. Drawing with water-colour on paper; paper extensions added. 390 by 370 mm; page 485 by 400 mm. A sacrificial fire burns beside a column to which is tethered a goat....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 5,19

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 5,19
Title:
Soma Sacrifice (Vajapeya-yaga). Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782), attributed to
Scope & Content:
A Soma sacrifice (Vajapeya-yaga). Attributed to Sital Das. Inscribed on picture with description in Sanskrit in nagari characters. Drawing with water-colour on paper. 455 by 395 mm. A sacrificial fire burns beside a column to which is tethered a goat. Brahmins are seated and standing on ei...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item