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521. Johnson 30,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 30,10
Title:
Two seated ladies
Scope & Content:
Two ladies. Mughal, c.1730. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Identified incorrectly on reverse in Persian: ‘Lalit ragini’; a short inscription on the balustrade of the picture is damaged and illegible. Gouache with gold; on an album page with fawn and gilt-sprinkled borders. 135...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1730
Extent:
1 Item

522. Johnson 45,25

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,25
Title:
A Mughal prince and his mistress
Scope & Content:
A Mughal prince and mistress. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. ‘Charba’; mounted on paper. 160 by 93 mm; page 210 by 138 mm. A Mughal prince is seated beneath a canopy dallying with a lady who lies with her head across his lap; refreshments are spread before the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

523. Johnson 45,26-30

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,26-30
Title:
J.45,26-30 Five designs for illustrations of an unidentified Sanskrit or Hindi text. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard John ...
Scope & Content:
J.45,26-30 Five designs for illustrations of an unidentified Sanskrit or Hindi text. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Pounced tracings on paper; mounted on a single sheet of paper; nos.27-30 show signs of having been used as pa...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
5 items

524. Johnson 45,31

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,31
Title:
Siva and Parvati with Nandi
Scope & Content:
Siva and Parvati with Nandi. Murshidabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘bara-i sahib ‘alishan mister richard johnson sahib bahadur dam iqbal’ (for Sahib Alishan Mister Richard Johnson Sahib Bahadur, may his successes increase); and: ‘ta...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

525. Johnson 45,32

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,32
Title:
A green parakeet
Scope & Content:
A green parakeet. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Drawing, the bird alone coloured. 139 by 110 mm. A green parakeet perches on a stand with foliate supports. The top of the bird’s head is blue, the breast crimson.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

526. Johnson 45,33

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,33
Title:
A goddess riding a cat. Artist(s): Ghulam Reza (fl.1780-1782) style of
Scope & Content:
A goddess. Style of Ghulam Reza, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold. 194 by 135 mm. A goddess rides upon a cat in a landscape, holding a lance. Note: Perhaps an illustration to an astrological series. For signed examples of Ghulam Reza’s work, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

527. Johnson 45,34

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,34
Title:
Sarasvati(?)
Scope & Content:
Saraswati(?). Hyderabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; gold and pink paper borders. 164 by 105 mm; page 265 by 175 mm. Saraswati, enthroned and diademed, holds in her four hands an axe, tambur, book and a rosary of temple eyes. There is a flower-be...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

528. Johnson 45,35

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,35
Title:
Siva and Parvati
Scope & Content:
Siva and Parvati. Hyderabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; gold and pink paper borders. 177 by 135 mm; page 285 by 214 mm. Siva and Parvati sit on a ‘gold’ chauki beneath a tree. Siva holds a gold vessel and the Ganges flows from a small human head...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

529. Johnson 45,36

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,36
Title:
The avatars of Visnu and other Vaisnavite manifestations
Scope & Content:
Illustrations of the avatars of Visnu and other Vaisnavite subjects. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 85 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with colour and gold; on a single sheet of paper divided into 15 squares with ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

530. Johnson 45,37

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,37
Title:
A lady visiting a shrine . Artist(s): Mir Kalan Khan (fl.c.1760-80) style of
Scope & Content:
A lady visiting a shrine. Style of Mir Kalan Khan, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 73 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; uncoloured border. 257 by 157 mm; page 354 by 236 mm. A lady with a lamp and a ewer approaches a lingam shrine set bene...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item