The Red Fort, Agra. Mughal, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 11 in Persian inventory note. Gouache; paper extensions above and below. 270 by 295 mm; page 418 by 310 mm. A view of the Agra Fort from the East with the river Jumna in the foreground, the Moti Masji...
A lady visiting a Saiva shrine. Artist(s): Muhammad Faqirullah Khan (fl.1740s)
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A visit to a shrine. By Muhammad Faqirullah Khan, Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian on a piece of paper which presumably originates from the picture’s previous border: ‘‘amal-i muhammad faqir allah khan’ (the work of Muhammad Faqirullah ...
A lady going to worship.. Artist(s): Utam Chand (fl. 1775-1781)
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A lady going to worship. By Utam Chand, Lucknow, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘‘amal-i rai utam chand’ (the work of Rai Utam Chand); numbered 27 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; mounted with a border of pale yellow paper. ...
A temple of Visnu. Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782), attributed to
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The temple of Visnu. Attributed to Sital Das. Inscribed at bottom in Sanskrit in nagari characters: ‘vishnu mandirasidam’ (the temple of Visnu); on reverse: an offset impression of an inscription from another picture. Drawing with water-colour on paper; grey paper extensions added. 440 by 32...
Old man entering a mosque where is a preacher with his congregation
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Miniature painting: an old man entering a mosque where is a preacher with his congregation; an illustration to the ‘Gulistan’ of Sa‘di. Gold background. The sides of the minbar are decorated with designs in rectangles executed in faint relief with very thick paint. Fine work: some of the face...
