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1. Johnson 1,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,2
Title:
The Ottoman Sultan Bayazid in a cage at Timur's court
Scope & Content:
The capture of Sultan Bayazid I of Turkey. Mughal, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 9 in Persian inventory note; numbered in ‘siyaq’ on reverse. Gouache; on an album leaf with gold floral and gilt-sprinkled borders. 393 by 238 mm; page 480 by 331 mm. The Sultan...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 4,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,2
Title:
Prince Khurram embracing his father Jahangir
Scope & Content:
Prince Khurram embracing his father Jahangir. Mughal, c.1630. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed: ‘Jahangir & Shah Jehan’; in Persian: ‘tasvir-i jahangir shah jahan, ‘amal-i rajah manohar’ ‘singh’ (a picture of Jahangir and Shah Jahan, the work of Raja Manohar Singh); ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1630
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 5,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 5,6
Title:
A prince enters a citadel with ceremony
Scope & Content:
A prince enters a citadel with ceremony. Lucknow, c.1780, after a Deccani original. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; backed with grey paper. 211 by 215 mm; page 460 by 380 mm. The state entry of a prince into a citadel. He rides upon a caparisoned elephant be...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 8,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 8,3
Title:
Author presenting a volume to a prince
Scope & Content:
An author presenting a volume to a prince. Mughal, c.1595. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; an illustration from a manuscript with lines of text at top and bottom of the miniature obliterated with gold; on an album leaf with gold-decorated blue border and undeco...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1595
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 8,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 8,4
Title:
Akbar ordering the slaughter to cease, scene from the Akbar-nama
Scope & Content:
Akbar ordering the slaughter to cease. Mughal, c.1590. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with plain border and modern extensions of grey paper. 306 by 185 mm; page 416 by 295 mm. Reproduced: Ashton (1950), no.672, pl.130; W.G. Archer (1960), pl....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1590
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 66,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 66,3
Title:
The battle of Panipat 13 January 1761
Scope & Content:
The battle of Panipat, 13 January 1761. Faizabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed with the names of the principal combatants in Persian characters. Drawing with some colour; on paper backed with cloth, through which can be seen a drawing of a horseman and atten...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item