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981. Johnson 25,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 25,7
Title:
Ruh Allah Khan. Artist(s): Chhat Mal (c.1690)
Scope & Content:
Ruh Allah Khan (d.1692). Attributed to Chhat Mal. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘navab ruh allah khan,‘amal-i chhat mal’ (Nawab Ruh Allah Khan, the work of Chhat Mal); numbered 38 in Persian inventory note. This and J.1, 15 and J.23, 4, all have s...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
c 1690
Extent:
1 Item

982. Johnson 25,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 25,8
Title:
'Aziz Khan Chaghata aged thirty-three. Artist(s): Hunhar (fl. 1740-70)
Scope & Content:
‘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...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

983. Johnson 60,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 60,6
Title:
Da'ud Khan. Artist(s): Mul Chand (fl.c.1760-1780)
Scope & Content:
Portrait of Daud Khan. By Mul Chand, Lucknow, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at top in Persian: ‘shabeh-i daud khan’ (a likeness of Daud Khan); on reverse: ‘‘amal-i mul chand’ (the work of Mul Chand); Persian inventory note (not numbered). Drawing with slig...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

984. Johnson 45,33

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,33
Title:
A goddess riding a cat. Artist(s): Ghulam Reza (fl.1780-1782) style of
Scope & Content:
A goddess. Style of Ghulam Reza, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold. 194 by 135 mm. A goddess rides upon a cat in a landscape, holding a lance. Note: Perhaps an illustration to an astrological series. For signed examples of Ghulam Reza’s work, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

985. Johnson 45,43

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,43
Title:
Girls bathing at a pool. Artist(s): Mul Chand (fl.c.1760-1780)
Scope & Content:
Girls bathing at a pool. By Mul Chand, Faizabad or Lucknow, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘‘amal-i mul chand musavvir’ (the work of the painter Mul Chand). Gouache with gold; plain paper border. 165 by 121 mm; page 213 by 164 mm. A pa...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

986. Johnson 8,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 8,6
Title:
Prince holding court and receiving gifts
Scope & Content:
A prince holding court and receiving gifts. Mughal, c.1590. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gold and gilt sprinkled borders. 224 by 134 mm; page 417 by 286 mm. Various courtiers bring a hawk, a covered dish, a volume and two cheetahs, whi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1590-1600
Extent:
1 Item

987. Johnson 6,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 6,9
Title:
Young man visiting two hermits. Artist(s): Muhammad Qasim (fl.c.1650) style of
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing: a young man visiting two hermits in a rocky landscape. Style of Muhammad Yusuf. This is a very fine drawing and might be by Muhammad Yusuf himself. Isfahan style: mid seventeenth century. 15.5 by 10 cm (page 41.5 by 29.5 cm). Decorated frame of gold scrolls on dark blue: gol...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
c 1650
Extent:
1 Item

988. Johnson 67,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 67,8
Title:
Majnun offering to ransom the fawn caught in the huntsman's trap
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting illustrating the ‘Layla wa Majnun’ of Nizami: Majnun offering to ransom the fawn caught in the huntsman's trap. Tabriz style, mid sixteenth century. 10 by 11cm (page 40.5 by 28 cm). The miniature has been somewhat trimmed down from its original size and there is very slight...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1550
Extent:
1 Item

989. Johnson 11,17

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,17
Title:
The month of Aghan (Margashirsha) : November - December. Artist(s): Govardhan (fl. 1730-40)
Scope & Content:
Aghan (Margasirsha: November-December). By Govardhan, Mughal, c.1735-40. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘‘amal-i govardhan musavvir’ (the work of the painter Govardhan); numbered 30 in Persian inventory note which identifies the month ‘Aghan.’ Goua...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1735-1740
Extent:
1 Item

990. Johnson 28,15

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,15
Title:
Youth brandishing a spade while an old beggar plays on a pipe.
Scope & Content:
Drawing of a youth brandishing a spade whilst an old beggar plays on a pipe. Qazwin style: late sixteenth century. 12 by 7.5 cm (page 36.5 by 23.5 cm). Illuminated corner-pieces and border: a line of large ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy above and below. Plain margins with symmetrical designs in gol...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1575-1600
Extent:
1 Item