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101. Johnson 60,15

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 60,15
Title:
Mughal nobleman
Scope & Content:
A Mughal nobleman. Deccan, c.1650-90. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache; paper border with gold and ink rules. 164 by 87 mm; page 186 by 112 mm. Reverse: a square seal impression bearing the date AH1188/AD1774-75. A Mughal nobleman...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1650-1690
Extent:
1 Item

102. Johnson 48,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 48,4
Title:
Narasimha avatar (the man-lion )
Scope & Content:
Narasimha avatar (the Man-lion). Inscribed above in nagari:’ Narasimha.’ 222 by 151 mm; page 333 by 248 mm. The lion-headed Visnu emerges from a stone pillar to disembowel the blasphemous Hiranyakasipu. Prahlada stands by with head averted.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

103. Johnson 66,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 66,6
Title:
A princess with her attendants in a garden
Scope & Content:
A princess with her attendants. Farrukhabad, c.1760-70. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with blue and plain borders sprinkled with gold. Reverse: a ‘ragamala’ series. 284 by 197 mm; page 557 by 373 mm. Listed: ‘Journal of Art and Industry,’ ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1760-1770
Extent:
1 Item

104. Johnson 66,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 66,8
Title:
A lady and eight girls by a fountain
Scope & Content:
A lady and eight girls by a fountain. Farrukhabad, c.1760-70. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Johnson Album 66, no.8. Gouache with gold; on an album page with blue and plain borders sprinkled with gold. Reverse: a ‘ragamala’ series. 281 by 190 mm; page 545 by 371 mm. Listed: ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1760-1770
Extent:
1 Item

105. Johnson 58,15

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,15
Title:
A courtier ( Nur Khan ? )
Scope & Content:
A courtier (Nur Khan?). Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 54 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse: ‘Nur Khan.’ Drawing with gold and slight colours; uncoloured paper border with rules in gold and ink. 190 by 129 mm; page 238 by 172 mm. A cour...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

106. Johnson 66,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 66,5
Title:
A lady visiting a female ascetic
Scope & Content:
A lady visiting a female ascetic. Farrukhabad, c.1760-70. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with blue and plain borders sprinkled with gold. Reverse: a ‘ragamala’ series. 195 by 257 mm; page 550 by 365 mm. Listed: Foster (1924), no.70. The as...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1760-1770
Extent:
1 Item

107. Johnson 58,16

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,16
Title:
Shah Jahan
Scope & Content:
Shah Jahan (1628-57). Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i Shah Jahan padshah’ (a likeness of the emperor Shah Jahan); identification repeated in Hindi on reverse; numbered 68 in Persian inventory note. Gouache on blue-green paper...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

108. Johnson 58,17

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,17
Title:
The emperor Humayun
Scope & Content:
The emperor Humayun. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; unfinished; on paper with plain border. 205 by 125 mm; page 255 by 170 mm. The emperor Humayun kneels on a mat by a rivulet holding a ‘sarpesh’ in his left hand. He is dressed in red, with a green h...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

109. Johnson 26,15

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,15
Title:
Mughal nobleman
Scope & Content:
A Mughal nobleman. Deccan, c.1700-1750 Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with red, blue and pink borders. 180 by 100 mm; page 378 by 250 mm. Reverse:’ naskhi’ calligraphy dated AH[11]23 /AD1711. A Mughal nobleman, facing left, stands on grass ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1700-1750
Extent:
1 Item

110. Johnson 66,5vd

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 66,5vd
Title:
Devgandhar Ragini
Scope & Content:
x Devgandhar Ragini (misplaced). A long-haired ascetic is seated on a tiger-skin. 109 by 69 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1784-1785
Extent:
1 Item