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201. Johnson 22,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,5
Title:
Shayistah Khan. Artist(s): Gyan Chand (c.1670)
Scope & Content:
Shayistah Khan (d.1694). By Gyan Chand, Mughal, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 35 in Persian inventory note; inscribed below in Persian: ‘navab shayistah khan bahadur’ (Nawab Shayistah Khan Bahadur); on reverse: ‘navab’ ‘shayistah khan: kar-i ustad’ (work of the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item

202. Johnson 22,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,6
Title:
A young ruler holding court in a garden
Scope & Content:
A young ruler holding court in a garden. Mughal, c.1605. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘tasvir-i ‘ali ‘adil shah-i kalan badshah-i bijapur’ (portrait of ‘Ali ‘Adil Shah the great emperor of Bijapur) - this inscription probably referred to an adj...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1605
Extent:
1 Item

203. Johnson 22,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,7
Title:
A youth reading to a poet
Scope & Content:
A youth reading to a poet. Mughal, c.1595. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘padshah akbar’ (the emperor Akbar), which may have referred to an adjacent picture in the original album. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf; two ‘misra‘‘ in ‘nasta‘liq’...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1595
Extent:
1 Item

204. Johnson 22,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,8
Title:
A seated dervish. Artist(s): Riza-i 'Abbasi (fl. 1625-1630)
Scope & Content:
Drawing: seated dervish. Signature of Riza-i ‘Abbasi. Plain background with plants and clouds in gold. This is a fine drawing and might well be from the master's hand. Isfahan style: c.1625-30. 13 by 7.5 cm (page 32 by 22.5 cm). Gold-flecked plain triple frame and margins. ‘VAM 1951’ No. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1625-1630
Extent:
1 Item

205. Johnson 22,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,9
Title:
Bearded man riding an emaciated horse
Scope & Content:
Drawing of a bearded man riding an emaciated horse. Qazwin style; mid sixteenth century. 15.5 by 9 cm (page 36.5 by 23 cm). Paper slightly stained. On reverse, ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Nasr al-Din ‘Ali, with illuminated upper corner. Margins decorated with arabesque medallions and floral ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1550
Extent:
1 Item

206. Johnson 23,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 23,1
Title:
A nobleman
Scope & Content:
A nobleman. Mughal, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 17 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with plain paper border. 209 by 139 mm; page 261 by 178 mm. A neatly bearded and lightly pockmarked nobleman dressed in white stands in a fiel...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

207. Johnson 23,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 23,2
Title:
Ikhlas Khan. Artist(s): Chand Muhammad (fl. c.1640)
Scope & Content:
Ikhlas Khan. By Chand Muhammad, Bijapur, c.1640. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on painted surface in Persian: ‘‘amal-i chand muhammad musavvir’ (the work of the painter Chand Muhammad) - the word ‘musavvir’ has been added in a different hand, the rest of the inscripti...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1640
Extent:
1 Item

208. Johnson 23,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 23,3
Title:
Riza Bahadur. Artist(s): Muhammad Afzal (fl.c.1740-1780)
Scope & Content:
Riza Bahadur. By Muhammad Afzal, Lucknow, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘shabeh-i riza bahadur,‘ amal-i muhammud afzal’ (portrait of Riza Bahadur, the work of Muhammad Afzal); numbered 52 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

209. Johnson 23,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 23,4
Title:
'Aziz Khan Chaghata. Artist(s): Chhajmal (c.1690)
Scope & Content:
‘Aziz Khan Chaghata. Attributed to Chhajmal. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i sih o panj, salagi navab sahib vaqilah ‘aziz’ ‘khan bahadur chagta’ (picture thirty-five, the devotee Nawab Sahib Waqilah ‘Aziz Khan Bahadur Chaghata); numbered 49 i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1690
Extent:
1 Item

210. Johnson 23,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 23,5
Title:
Aurangzeb, head and shoulders portrait
Scope & Content:
Aurangzeb. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘shabih-i aurangzeb padshah’ (portrait of the emperor Aurangzeb); numbered 45 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with some gouache; on glazed paper or ‘charba’ which has turned brown; on an al...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item