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111. Johnson 1,20

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,20
Title:
A Mufti standing in a landscape.. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90)
Scope & Content:
Portrait of a mufti. By Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Signed in lower left corner in Persian: ‘‘amal-i bahadur singh musavvir’ (the work of the artist Bahadur Singh). Gouache with gold; on an album page with plain borders. 212 by 135 mm; page 5...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

112. 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

113. Johnson 12,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 12,1
Title:
A composite horse and rider
Scope & Content:
A composite horse and rider. Mughal, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 3 in Persian inventory note; numbered ‘22’ on border; inscribed on reverse: ‘asp-i jadu’ (a magic horse); pasted on reverse from cover-paper: ‘yek shabih tasvir-i husn asp-i jadu savar’ (a pictu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

114. Johnson 1,22

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,22
Title:
The poet Sa'di
Scope & Content:
The poet Sa‘di (d.1291). Mughal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i hazrat-i shaykh sa‘di shirazi’ (a picture of Shaykh Sa‘di of Shiraz). Drawing; on an album page with outer mauve gilt-sprinkled border. 101 by 75 mm; page 378 by 255 m...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

115. Johnson 12,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 12,2
Title:
A lady at a window. Artist(s): Aqil Khan (fl. 1760), style of
Scope & Content:
A lady at a window. Style of ‘Aqil Khan, Mughal, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 20 in Persian inventory note; numbered ‘15’ on border (erased); inscribed on reverse: ‘tasvir-i padshahzadi kar-i murassa‘‘ (picture of a princess, set with jewels); pasted on revers...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

116. Johnson 1,23

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,23
Title:
Two musicians
Scope & Content:
Two musicians. Mughal, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i mutarribha’ (a picture of musicians). Drawing; on an album page with mauve gilt-sprinkled border. 183 by 136 mm; page 492 by 370 mm. One musician kneels while looking at the sp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

117. Johnson 12,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 12,3
Title:
A lady holding a rose
Scope & Content:
A lady. Mughal, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 21 in Persian inventory note; numbered ‘16’ on picture and border; inscribed twice on reverse: ‘yek tasvir, tasvir-i husn’ ... (one picture, a picture of beauty ... ). Gouache with gold; on an album page with borde...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

118. Johnson 1,24

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,24
Title:
A nobleman and a lady playing chaupar. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
A nobleman and lady playing chaupar. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i husn shaghl-i chaupar bazi’ (a picture of a beauty ‘playing chaupar)’; numbered 43 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

119. Johnson 12,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 12,4
Title:
A European princess seated in a chair. Artist(s): Mir Kalan Khan (fl.c.1760-80) style of
Scope & Content:
A European princess. Style of Mir Kalan Khan, Faizabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 4 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse:’ padshahzadi kar-i faranq bar’ ... (a princess, European work ... ). Gouache with gold; on an album page with two ‘masnavi’...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

120. Johnson 1,25

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,25
Title:
Lovers in a pavilion. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
Young lovers in a pavilion. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in cartouche above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i husn vaqt-i khalvat’ (a picture of a beauty at the time of retirement); numbered 40 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gol...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item