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581. Johnson 5,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 5,9
Title:
Illustrations of animals probably for a card game
Scope & Content:
Illustrations of animals, probably for a card game. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawings; on paper. 62 by 93 mm; page 435 by 372 mm. The illustrations are within twenty-eight finely ruled rectangles, four across an...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

582. Johnson 1,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,13
Title:
Khan Duran Nasrat-i Jang
Scope & Content:
Khan Duran Nasrat-i Jang (d.1645). Mughal, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in lower left corner in Persian: ‘Navab Asad Khan’; above: ‘tasvir-i navab asad khan’ (a picture of Nawab Asad Khan). Gouache with gold; background uncoloured; on an album page with gilt...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item

583. Johnson 1,21

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,21
Title:
Five dervishes in a landscape
Scope & Content:
Five dervishes in a landscape. Mughal, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i darvishan’ (a picture of dervishes); a smudged inscription in the lower left corner perhaps giving the name of an artist. Drawing; on an album leaf with outer mau...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

584. Johnson 14,8b

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,8b
Title:
A hunting cheetah on a cart
Scope & Content:
A hunting cheetah on a cart. Mughal, c.1610. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing with gold, the gold added at the time the album leaf was made; mounted on an album page with one other. 95 by 132 mm; page 362 by 232 mm. The cheetah is blindfolded on a cart drawn by tw...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1610
Extent:
1 Item

585. Johnson 22,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,9
Title:
Bearded man riding an emaciated horse
Scope & Content:
Drawing of a bearded man riding an emaciated horse. Qazwin style; mid sixteenth century. 15.5 by 9 cm (page 36.5 by 23 cm). Paper slightly stained. On reverse, ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Nasr al-Din ‘Ali, with illuminated upper corner. Margins decorated with arabesque medallions and floral ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1550
Extent:
1 Item

586. Johnson 23,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 23,5
Title:
Aurangzeb, head and shoulders portrait
Scope & Content:
Aurangzeb. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘shabih-i aurangzeb padshah’ (portrait of the emperor Aurangzeb); numbered 45 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with some gouache; on glazed paper or ‘charba’ which has turned brown; on an al...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

587. Johnson 6,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 6,12
Title:
Hermit outside a cave with a visitor
Scope & Content:
A hermit with a visitor. Mughal, c.1605-15. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 44 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with some colour; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 142 by 81 mm; page 415 by 294 mm. A hermit, seated out...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1605-1615
Extent:
1 Item

588. Johnson 62,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 62,3
Title:
The Mughal emperor Humayan
Scope & Content:
The Mughal emperor Humayun. Murshidabad, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Hommong Batsane’ (Humayun Badshah). Gouache; red and blue borders. 205 by 104 mm; page 235 by 139 mm. Humayun stands facing left, wearing a matching blue jacket and headdres...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

589. Johnson 62,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 62,7
Title:
The Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
Scope & Content:
The Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (1628-58). Murshidabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; blue border, modern paper surround. 216 by 135 mm; page 235 by 142 mm. Shah Jahan kneels in a low six-legged throne fitted with a small circular canopy, on a white terrace. H...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

590. Johnson 64,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,7
Title:
Mir Razi al-Din Khan
Scope & Content:
Mir Razi al-Din Khan. Mughal, c.1650-60. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian characters: ‘Mir Razi al-Din Khan.’ Gouache; gilt floral border. 224 by 128 mm; page 324 by 230 mm. Reverse: ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Qurban ‘Ali, within floral borders in whi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1650-1660
Extent:
1 Item