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Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 13,5
Title:: A lady holding a flower
Scope & Content:: A lady. Mughal, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing, on an album page with coloured borders sprinkled with gold. 63 by 48 mm; page 332 by 229 mm. Reproduced: Bussagli (1966), pl.32; Hambly (1968), fig.19. A lady faces half right, holding a flower and wearing...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1670
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 13,7
Title:: A prince with his lady. Artist(s): Govardhan (fl. 1730-40), attributed to
Scope & Content:: A prince and his lady. Attributed to Govardhan, Mughal, c.1735-40. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with a gilt-decorated fawn border and plain margin. 217 by 160 mm; page 375 by 250 mm. Reverse: six lines of cursive ‘nashki’ calligraphy with ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1735-1740
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 13,8
Title:: A girl with a yo-yo
Scope & Content:: A girl with a yo-yo. Mughal, c.1730. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 8 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with undecorated border and margin. 167 by 86 mm; page 367 by 248 mm. The girl walks in a field beside blossoming shrubs, wearing a re...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1730
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 14,3
Title:: The Presentation in the Temple
Scope & Content:: The Presentation in the Temple. Mughal, c.1610-20. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing; on an album leaf with border of marbled paper and margin of trellis vine design in gold. 195 by 109 mm; page 362 by 232 mm. Reverse: blind green panel. The Christ Child is brought...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1610-1620
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 14,4
Title:: Virgin and Child with Anna the Prophetess
Scope & Content:: The Virgin and Child with Anna the prophetess. Mughal, c.1610. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing with gold; on an album page with a ‘bait’ of’ nasta‘liiq’ calligraphy mounted above and below the miniature; broad border of floral chevron design in colours and gold. 15...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1610
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 14,5
Title:: Christian priest kneeling at his prayers
Scope & Content:: A Christian priest kneeling at his prayers. Mughal, c.1650. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on the book in Persian: ‘mas‘ud sannah 108’ (Masud, year 10[0]8/AD1599-1600); on reverse: ‘tasvir-i farang’ (picture of a foreigner). Tinted drawing with gold, on cotton; on an a...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1650
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 15,1
Title:: Vilavali Ragini . Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:: Vilavali Ragini. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775 Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 1 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gold-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled margin. 157 by 121 mm; page 414 by 294 mm. A lady is sitting on...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1775
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 15,2
Title:: A nobleman embracing a lady. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:: A nobleman embracing a lady. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 37 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘tasvir-i husn’ (picture of a beauty). Gouache with gold; on an album page with blue border and gilt-spri...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1775
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 15,3
Title:: A lady with a hookah. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:: A lady with a hookah. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 8 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; unfinished. 131 by 109 mm; page 410 by 287 mm. A lady, seated on a gold stool on a blue terrace, smokes a hookah which is hel...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1775
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 15,4
Title:: A lady visiting a shrine. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:: A lady visits a shrine. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 3 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gold-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled margin. 131 by 108 mm; page 411 by 289 mm. A lady dress...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1775
Extent:: 1 Item

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