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11. Johnson 55,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 55,3
Title:
Khwaja Khizr standing on a fish
Scope & Content:
Khwaja Khizr standing on a fish. Murshidabad, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 1 in Persian inventory note. Gouache; orange border with simple decoration: paper extensions at top and bottom. 155 by 118 mm; page 256 by 180 mm. Note: The cult of the prophet Kh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

12. Johnson 60,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 60,1
Title:
Iskandar (Alexander) holding a receptacle
Scope & Content:
A man holding a receptacle. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Drawing with gold and some colour; unfinished; oval border in gold. 118 by 73 mm; page 183 by 120 mm. A man, traditionally identified as Iskandar (Alexander), holds a large gold receptacle. He wears a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

13. Johnson 14,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,11
Title:
An angelic figure being carried on a throne by a demon
Scope & Content:
An angelic figure. Deccan, c.1650-1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with gold-decorated and green borders and a grey-washed margin. 108 by 42 mm; page 351 by 230 mm. Reverse: a drawing of a man with a buffalo. An angelic figure dressed i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1650-1700
Extent:
1 Item

14. Mss Eur G45/6, f.87

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G45/6, f.87
Title:
A Muslim saint
Scope & Content:
A Muslim saint. Hyderabad, c.1820. Bellasis Album; deposited on permanent loan by Capt. K. Oliver-Bellasis, R.N., 10 September 1960. Gouache; red border almost entirely trimmed away. 237 by 130 mm. A Muslim saint with full white beard and green costume sits on a patterned terrace holding a ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

15. Or 11533

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 11533
Title:
Futuh al-Haramain, a poetical description of the Holy Places and the rites of pilgrimage by Muhyi al-Din Lari. Seventeen miniatures.
Scope & Content:
‘Futuh al-Haramain’, a poetical description of the Holy Places and the rites of pilgrimage by Muhyi al-Din Lari. Seventeen miniatures. Probably Persian, sixteenth century. Literature: Handlist, p.73. Titley no. 256. f.18b. The Haram at Mecca with the Ka‘bah in the centre. f.20a. The Safa and ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1500-1600
Extent:
1 Item

16. P3339

Reference (shelfmark):
P3339
Title:
View of Mecca labelled with Arabic inscriptions. Published by the Ravi Varma Press, Malavli, circa 1910.
Scope & Content:
Birds-eye view of the Masjid al-Haram at Mecca and surrounding religious buildings. Each identified with Arabic inscriptions. Seal of Ravi Varma Malavi, F.A.L. Works on bottom left corner. 356 x 254 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1910
Extent:
1 Item

17. P3340

Reference (shelfmark):
P3340
Title:
View of Medina labeled with Arabic inscriptions. Pulbished by the Ravi Varma Press, Malavli, circa 1910.
Scope & Content:
Bird-eye view of the Masjid al-Nawabi. Identified with Arabic inscriptions. Seal of Ravi Varma Malavi. F.A.L. Works on bottom left corner. 260 x 359 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1910
Extent:
1 Item

18. P3341

Reference (shelfmark):
P3341
Title:
View of Jerusalem labelled with Arabic inscriptions. Published by the Ravi Varma Press, Malavli, 1910.
Scope & Content:
Birds-eye view of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Seal of Ravi Varma Malavi. F.A.L. Works on bottom left corner. 254 x 353 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1910
Extent:
1 Item