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601. Johnson 64,27

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,27
Title:
Dara Shikoh
Scope & Content:
Dara Shikoh (1615-1659). Golconda, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at the side in Persian: ‘mashq-i yek ruz do pahr’ (executed in one day and two nights). Lightly coloured drawing; oval with white spandrels; two inner borders and a broad outer border of gilt fl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

602. Johnson 64,29

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,29
Title:
Portrait of an officer. Artist(s): 'Ali Reza (fl. 1670)
Scope & Content:
Portrait of an officer. By ‘Ali Reza, Deccan, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian characters: ‘‘Ali Reza musavvir’ (Ali Reza the painter). Drawing with gouache background; plain and gilt-decorated borders. 53 by 45 mm; page 323 by 228 mm. Reverse...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item

603. Johnson 64,30

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,30
Title:
Ghulam Riza seated on a couch
Scope & Content:
A man seated on a couch. Deccan, c.1650-1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. An inscription at bottom in Persian characters: ‘in tasvir-i ghulam riza’ (this [is] a likeness of Ghulam Riza); a second inscription on the left. Drawing with some gold; three borders of gilt floral d...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1650-1700
Extent:
1 Item

604. Johnson 64,31

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,31
Title:
A nobleman
Scope & Content:
A nobleman. Deccan, c.1690. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; two borders of gilt floral decoration. 181 by 114 mm; page 325 by 230 mm. Reverse: five ‘baits’ of a ‘ghazal’ in ‘nasta‘liq’ on a marbled ground, signed: ‘‘Ali’; 17th century. A grey-bearded nobleman, facing ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1690
Extent:
1 Item

605. Johnson 64,32

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,32
Title:
Nauruz(?) Quli Khan
Scope & Content:
Nauruz(?) Quli Khan. Deccan, c.1690. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian characters: ‘tasvir-i jadd-i majid nauruz(?) quli khan u abniyat-i marqumah badastkhatt-i ishan’ (likeness of the ancestor Nauruz(?) Quli Khan and verses written by his hand). Gouache...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1690
Extent:
1 Item

606. Johnson 64,33

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,33
Title:
The minister Niknam Khan
Scope & Content:
The minister Niknam Khan. Golconda, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache, with much pigment rubbed away to reveal a figure drawn beneath in an upside-down position; three borders of gilt floral decoration. 140 by 113 mm; page 324 by 230 mm. Reverse: four lines of ‘th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

607. Johnson 64,34

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,34
Title:
A corpulent prince
Scope & Content:
A corpulent prince. Deccan, c.1670 (after Mughal original). Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian characters: ‘Farrukh Fa’l.’ Drawing with gouache and water-colour; three borders of gilt floral decoration. 139 by 111 mm; page 324 by 230 mm. Reverse: a quat...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item

608. Johnson 64,35

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,35
Title:
A prince with a falcon
Scope & Content:
A prince with a falcon. Mughal, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Drawing, the head partly coloured; three borders of gilt decoration. 225 by 140 mm; page 324 by 229 mm. Reverse: two ‘baits’ of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy dated AH1143/AD1730-31, the signature erased; two flor...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

609. Johnson 64,36

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,36
Title:
Nauruz (?) Quli Khan
Scope & Content:
Nauruz(?) Quli Khan. Deccan, c.1690. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘nauruz(?) quli khan.’ Gouache; three borders of gilt floral decoration. 205 by 103 mm; page 324 by 224 mm. Reverse: four ‘baits’ of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy, within plain and flora...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1690
Extent:
1 Item

610. Johnson 64,37

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,37
Title:
Humayun resting on a hawking expedition
Scope & Content:
Humayun resting on a hawking expedition. Mughal, c.1600-1610. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; three borders of gilt floral decoration. 194 by 113 mm; page 324 by 228 mm. Reverse: a quatrain of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy signed by Mir Tahir al-Husaini and dated AH[1]114/AD...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1600-1610
Extent:
1 Item