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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Johnson Collection Language Not applicable Name Dara Shikoh, Prince, son of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, 1615-1659

1. 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

2. Johnson 25,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 25,2
Title:
Shah Jahan and his four sons
Scope & Content:
Shah Jahan with his sons. Deccan, c.1680-1700 (after a Mughal original). Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; sky unfinished; modern card border. 308 by 203 mm; page 365 by 255 mm. Shah Jahan is enthroned on a gold chair receiving a falcon for inspection from Dara...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1680-1700
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 26,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,6
Title:
Shah Jahan visiting Miyan Mir, with his four sons
Scope & Content:
Shah Jahan visiting Miyan Mir. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed with identifications of the characters in Persian: ‘Hazrat-i Miyan Mir’;’ Shah Jahan’;’ Dara Shah’;’ Shah Shuja‘‘;’ Aurangzeb’;’ Murad Bakhsh’; ‘Asaf Khan.’ Tinted drawing; on an album page ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 24,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 24,12
Title:
Prince Dara Shikoh, oval head and shoulders portrait. Artist(s): Chitarman (fl. 1640-70)
Scope & Content:
Prince Dara Shikoh. By Chitarman, Mughal, c.1640. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘‘amal-i rai chitarman’ (the work of Rai Chitarman); numbered 60 in Persian inventory note (partly repeated on a slip of paper pasted to the top of the border); on reve...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1640
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 64,27

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,27
Title:
Dara Shikoh
Scope & Content:
Dara Shikoh (1615-1659). Golconda, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at the side in Persian: ‘mashq-i yek ruz do pahr’ (executed in one day and two nights). Lightly coloured drawing; oval with white spandrels; two inner borders and a broad outer border of gilt fl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item