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281. Johnson 17,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 17,1
Title:
A prince embracing a lady
Scope & Content:
A prince embracing a lady. Deccan, c.1710-20. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with fawn border and gilt-sprinkled blue margin. 215 by 137 mm; page 406 by 284 mm. Reverse: a quatrain written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Ahmad al-Hu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1710-1720
Extent:
1 Item

282. Johnson 24,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 24,3
Title:
A Mughal prince
Scope & Content:
A Mughal prince. Mughal, c.1640-60. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; damaged; on an album page with yellow, blue and pink borders sprinkled with gold. 174 by 79 mm; page 332 by 230 mm. The prince, facing left, is standing with his hands resting on his sword an...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1640-1660
Extent:
1 Item

283. Johnson 51,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,3
Title:
Balarama avatar
Scope & Content:
Balarama avatar. Amber, c.1720. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on album pages with gilt-sprinkled mauve and plain borders. Numbered 77 in Persian inventory note. 220 by 155 mm; page 305 by 207 mm. Balarama diverts the river Jumna with his ploughshare. He i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

284. Johnson 51,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,5
Title:
Krishna avatar
Scope & Content:
Krishna avatar. Amber, c.1720. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on album pages with gilt-sprinkled mauve and plain borders. Numbered 82 in Persian inventory note. 217 by 152 mm; page 303 by 206 mm. An image of Krishna is seated in a shrine between images of B...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

285. Johnson 56,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,8
Title:
Youth kneeling before a standing girl
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: youth kneeling before a standing girl. The two figures are on a carpet in a garden through which a stream flows. This is divided by a fence from a golden hillside with flowering trees and cypress. Bukhara style: third quarter sixteenth century. 12 by 5.5 cm (page 24.5 by ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item

286. Johnson 11,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,10
Title:
A girl by a tree
Scope & Content:
A girl. Deccan, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with coloured borders decorated with floral designs in gold and colours. 147 by 81 mm; page 320 by 215 mm. Reverse: a floral trellis design. A girl dressed in mauve stands beneath a lit...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

287. Johnson 27,16

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,16
Title:
An entertainment in a courtyard
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: an entertainment in a courtyard. Eight male figures and three ladies looking down from a balcony. In the immediate foreground are two small unpainted areas suggesting the silhouettes of two confronted birds. Somewhat rubbed. Bukhara style: third quarter sixteenth century....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item

288. Johnson 64,21

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,21
Title:
A nobleman facing right
Scope & Content:
A nobleman facing right. Deccan, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian characters: ‘baradar-i shamshir khan’ (the brother of Shamshir Khan). Gouache; three borders of gilt decoration. 199 by 112 mm; page 324 by 230 mm. Reverse: seven lines of ‘nask...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

289. Johnson 64,22

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,22
Title:
A nobleman facing left
Scope & Content:
A nobleman facing left. Deccan, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘Shamshir Khan Khulski(?).’ Gouache; three borders of gilt floral decoration. 197 by 115 mm; page 324 by 230 mm. Reverse: two sizes of ‘thulth’ and ‘naskhi’ script within three ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

290. Johnson 67,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 67,12
Title:
A prince travelling by elephant
Scope & Content:
A prince travelling by elephant. Mughal, c.1610. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Drawing with light colouring (‘nim qalam)’; gilt-sprinkled borders. 180 by 100 mm; page 416 by 285 mm. The prince is seated in the howdah beneath a canopy with five of his attendants running on foo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1610
Extent:
1 Item