Daud Khan. By Hunhar, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘shabeh-i daud khan’ (a likeness of Daud Khan); numbered 32 in Persian inventory note; on reverse: ‘‘amal-i hunhar’ (the work of Hunhar). Tinted drawing with gold; on an album page of plain...
‘Aziz Khan Chaghata, aged thirty-three. By Hunhar, Lucknow, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘shabeh-i si o sih salagi navab sahib vaqilah khudaigan ‘aziz khan bahadur chaghata’ (a likeness at the age of thirty-three of Nawab Sahib Waqilah Khuda...
A Mughal nobleman. Mughal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Drawing; on an album page with yellow, blue, and pink borders sprinkled with gold. 124 by 66 mm; page 355 by 248 mm. The nobleman is shown half-length facing left, holding a ‘sarpesh.’
Gajendra-moksa, Visnu rescuing the elephant. Artist(s): Mihr Chand (fl.1760s-70s)
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Gajendra-moksha. By Mihr Chand, Faizabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘‘amal-i mihr chand’ (the work of Mihr Chand); and: ‘‘amal-i rai fateh chand’ (the work of Rai Fath Chand), deleted; numbered 16 in Persian inventory note; beneath, ...
Krishna playing the flute. Artist(s): Mul Chand (fl.c.1760-1780) style of
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Krishna playing the flute. Style of Mul Chand, Faizabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 80 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with inner gilt-decorated borders and plain outer margin. 185 by 124 mm; page 336 by 230 mm. Krishna is s...
Radha and Krishna . Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
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Radha and Krishna. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with orange border decorated with flower-sprigs. 251 by 193 mm; page 348 by 265 mm. Radha and Krishna, both with green and gold halos, stand on lotus ...
A Mughal nobleman. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 15 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; unfinished; on an album page with inner blue border and outer gilt-sprinkled margin. 163 by 95 mm; page 415 by 292 mm. A Mughal nobleman, facing left, ...
A middle-aged Mughal nobleman. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 51 in Persian inventory note. Gouache; the figure uncoloured; on an album page with inner blue border and outer gilt-sprinkled margin. 136 by 64 mm; page 415 by 292 mm. A Mughal nobleman o...
A raja. Mughal, c.1640-60. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on grass in Persian: ‘Rajah Rai Singh’; numbered 25 in Persian inventory note. Drawing; the grass and sky coloured at Lucknow, c.1780; on an album page with inner blue border and outer gilt-sprinkled margin. 1...
An eighteenth-century Mughal nobleman. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 17 in Persian inventory note. Gouache; on an album page with inner blue border and outer gilt-sprinkled margin. 155 by 75 mm; page 415 by 292 mm. A Mughal nobleman of the eighteent...