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81. Johnson 4,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,5
Title:
A Mughal prince with a musician. Artist(s): Hunhar (fl. 1650-90)
Scope & Content:
A young Mughal prince with a musician. By Hunhar, Mughal, c.1650-60. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘Hunhar’; Persian inventory note (not numbered); a Persian couplet written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy above the miniature translates: ‘Heaven said that...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1650-1660
Extent:
1 Item

82. Johnson 45

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45
Title:
Total of 44 leaves separately mounted remaining from a total in 1830 of 45.
Scope & Content:
Total of 44 leaves separately mounted remaining from a total in 1830 of 45. The missing picture, no.7, would have been a ‘ragamala’ subject similar to nos 1-6 and 8. Nos 9-24 are ‘charbas’ with illustrations from a Sanskrit or Hindi text. Nos 26-30 are tracings on paper. No. 36 has 15 illust...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

83. Johnson 4,5v

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,5v
Title:
A girl standing at a window with bottle and cup. Artist(s): Raghunandan (fl. c.1660)
Scope & Content:
A girl standing at a window. By Raghunandan, Mughal, c.1660. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘‘amal-i raghunandan’ (the work of Raghunandan); Persian inventory note (not numbered); a couplet written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy above the miniature transl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1660
Extent:
1 Item

84. Johnson 4,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,6
Title:
A young man riding a stallion. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
A young man riding a stallion. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in gold panel on border above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i javan bar asp-i savar’ (picture of a young man riding on a horse); numbered 2 in Persian inventory note; numbered ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

85. Johnson 46

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 46
Title:
Total of 10 pictures separately mounted illustrating the avataras of Vishnu.
Scope & Content:
Total of 10 pictures separately mounted illustrating the ‘avataras’ of Vishnu.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

86. Johnson 4,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,7
Title:
Two Hindu youths in Mughal costumes
Scope & Content:
Two Hindu youths in Mughal costume. Mughal, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 27 in Persian inventory note. Drawing; on an album page with inner blue border with gold floral scroll, and outer gilt-sprinkled border. 146 by 104 mm; page 410 by 285 mm. The youths s...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

87. Johnson 47

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 47
Title:
Total of 7 pictures separately mounted illustrating avataras of Vishnu. The series would originally have consisted of 10
Scope & Content:
Total of 7 pictures separately mounted illustrating ‘avataras’ of Vishnu. The series would originally have consisted of 10, but 3 were already missing at that time of the 1830 catalogue.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

88. Johnson 4,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,8
Title:
A Hindu nobleman
Scope & Content:
A Hindu nobleman. Deccan, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 3 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with blue and gilt-sprinkled borders. 157 by 77 mm; page 412 by 285 mm. Reverse: eleven lines of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy written diagonal...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

89. Johnson 48

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 48
Title:
Total of 10 pictures separately mounted illustrating the avataras of Vishnu.
Scope & Content:
Total of 10 pictures separately mounted illustrating the ‘avataras’ of Vishnu. The original series of 10 was incomplete and was made up with 4 pictures of Lucknow manufacture, probably to Johnson's order (nos 1, 6, 8 and 9).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

90. Johnson 4,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,9
Title:
An elderly Mughal nobleman
Scope & Content:
An elderly Mughal nobleman. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 16 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with inner blue and outer gilt-sprinkled border. 186 by 94 mm; page 415 by 286 mm. An elderly Mughal nobleman stands facing r...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item