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181. Johnson 20,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 20,3
Title:
Krishna playing to two gopis
Scope & Content:
Krishna playing to two gopis. Hyderabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; mounted with pink-tinted border. 210 by 152 mm; page 294 by 205 mm. Krishna sits on a mound of mauve rock beneath a tree, playing his flute to two gopis and three cows. One of t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

182. Johnson 20,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 20,4
Title:
A girl holding a firework
Scope & Content:
A girl holding a firework. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; mounted with an inner gold-decorated border and a margin of plain paper. 133 by 87 mm; page 192 by 133 mm. A girl stands on a terrace at night holding a firework in her right hand.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

183. Johnson 20,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 20,5
Title:
Nata Ragini (a horseman in combat with foot-soldiers)
Scope & Content:
Nata Ragini. Mughal, c.1690. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in gold on picture in Persian numerals: ‘53’. Gouache with gold; mounted with borders of blue and pink paper; backed with European paper by the Library. 104 by 71 mm; page 162 by 130 mm, extended to 303 by 1...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1690
Extent:
1 Item

184. Johnson 2,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 2,10
Title:
Mahabat Khan
Scope & Content:
Mahabat Khan. Mughal, c.1630-35. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘Mahabat Khan’; numbered ‘9’ in Persian inventory note; on reverse: ‘qaimat-i tasvir-i mahabat khan 30’ (the price of this portrait of Mahabat Khan is 30). Drawing with gold; on an albu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1635
Extent:
1 Item

185. Johnson 2,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 2,11
Title:
A Mughal nobleman
Scope & Content:
Portrait of a Mughal nobleman. Mughal, c.1660. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 59 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with blue and gilt-sprinkled borders. 204 by 123 mm; page 410 by 296 mm. The nobleman, facing right, sits against a floral ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1660
Extent:
1 Item

186. Johnson 21,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 21,1
Title:
A pensive lady. Artist(s): Miskin Muhammad (fl.c.1775-80)
Scope & Content:
A pensive lady. By Miskin Muhammad, Lucknow, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘‘amal-i miskin muhammad, 3’ (the work of Miskin Muhammad, 3). Gouache with gold; mounted with border of pale yellow paper. 210 by 152 mm; page 273 by 187 mm. A ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

187. Johnson 2,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 2,12
Title:
Babur greets courtiers at the Id festival
Scope & Content:
The emperor Babur greeting courtiers on the occasion of the Id festival. Mughal, c.1595. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with floral diaper border. 286 by 160 mm; page 436 by 301 mm. Reverse: four lines...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1595
Extent:
1 Item

188. Johnson 21,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 21,2
Title:
Girl playing a sitar
Scope & Content:
A girl playing a sitar. Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 19 in Persian inventory note. Lightly tinted drawing with gold; mounted with a border of pale yellow paper; grey paper extensions. 175 by 118 mm; page 265 by 185 mm. The girl, facing right, is sho...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

189. Johnson 2,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 2,13
Title:
Ruler, probably Babur, holding court
Scope & Content:
A ruler, probably Babur, holding court. Mughal, c.1615. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above the door behind the throne in Persian: ‘shah Jahangiri salamat’ (good health to the emperor Jahangir); Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache with gold; on an album le...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1615
Extent:
1 Item

190. Johnson 21,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 21,3
Title:
A girl
Scope & Content:
A girl. Mughal, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘tasvir-i nur jahan begam’ (portrait of Nur Jahan Begam). Gouache with gold; oval, with a painted red frame probably done at Lucknow, c.1780; silver-sprinkled border; paper extensions at edg...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item