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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Johnson Collection Language Not applicable Name Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India, 1628-1658

1. Johnson 1,6b

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,6b
Title:
Shah Jahan, head and shoulders in an oval (1628-58)
Scope & Content:
Shah Jahan (1628-57). Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i hazrat-i shah Jahan’ (a picture of his majesty Shah Jahan). Gouache with gold; oval with narrow gold border; on an album page with three other portraits, with outer mauve ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 1,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,7
Title:
Shah Jahan, head and shoulders portrait
Scope & Content:
Shah Jahan. Mughal, c.1635. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i shah jahan’ (a picture of Shah Jahan). Gouache with gold; on an album page with outer mauve and blue gilt-sprinkled borders. 41 by 36 mm; page 377 by 253 mm. The emperor, facing l...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1635
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 1,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,8
Title:
Shah Jahan
Scope & Content:
Shah Jahan (1628-57). Mughal, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed below: ‘The Emperor Shah Jehan’; in Persian: ‘shah jahan padshah’ (the emperor Shah Jahan); numbered 10 in Persian inventory note; on reverse: ‘tasvir-i shah jahan’ (a picture of Shah Jahan). Gouache...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

4. 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

5. 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

6. Johnson 18,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 18,1
Title:
Shah Jahan
Scope & Content:
Shah Jahan (1628-57). Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 3 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; mounted within the text-space of the left half of a double-page heading of a 16th century Persian manuscript, illuminated in colours and gold with blue ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

7. 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

8. 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

9. Johnson 26,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,7
Title:
Shah Jahan holding a flower
Scope & Content:
Shah Jahan holding a flower. Mughal, c.1635. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; oval with purple surround; on an album leaf with blue border and plain margin. 124 by 96 mm; page 377 by 246 mm. Reverse: 15 lines of Arabic ‘naskhi’ calligraphy from a manuscript; 1...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1635
Extent:
1 Item

10. 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