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271. 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

272. 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

273. 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

274. Johnson 24,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 24,1
Title:
Bahadur Shah I (1707-12). Artist(s): Hunhar (fl. 1740-70)
Scope & Content:
Bahadur Shah I (1707-12). By Hunhar, Lucknow, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i bahadur shah badshah, ‘amal-i hunhar hal’ (a picture of the emperor Bahadur Shah, the work of the present Hunhar); numbered 59 in Persian inventory note; on...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

275. Johnson 24,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 24,4
Title:
Bahadur Shah on horseback
Scope & Content:
Bahadur Shah (1707-12) on horseback. Mughal, c.1710. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. ‘Charba,’ after an original of c.1680; fragmented at edges and laid down on card. 210 by 285 mm; page 325 by 248 mm. The emperor is mounted as for battle on an armoured stallion. A general sta...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1710
Extent:
1 Item

276. Johnson 24,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 24,7
Title:
An officer in consultation
Scope & Content:
An officer in consultation. Murshidabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 64 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; applied border of grey paper. 288 by 206 mm; page 325 by 225 mm. Reverse: main outlines of the picture roughly traced. An officer, probab...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

277. Johnson 25,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 25,4
Title:
Fath Mamur Khan aged seventeen. Artist(s): Utam Chand (fl. 1775-1781)
Scope & Content:
Fath Ma‘mur Khan, aged seventeen. By Utam Chand, Lucknow, dated 1781. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘shabeh-i haft dah salagi fath ma‘mur khan’ (a portrait of Fath Ma‘mur Khan aged seventeen years); numbered 23 in Persian inventory note (repeated on ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1781
Extent:
1 Item

278. Johnson 25,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 25,6
Title:
Daud Khan. Artist(s): Hunhar (fl. 1740-70)
Scope & Content:
Daud Khan. By Hunhar, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘shabeh-i daud khan’ (a likeness of Daud Khan); numbered 32 in Persian inventory note; on reverse: ‘‘amal-i hunhar’ (the work of Hunhar). Tinted drawing with gold; on an album page of plain...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

279. Johnson 25,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 25,8
Title:
'Aziz Khan Chaghata aged thirty-three. Artist(s): Hunhar (fl. 1740-70)
Scope & Content:
‘Aziz Khan Chaghata, aged thirty-three. By Hunhar, Lucknow, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘shabeh-i si o sih salagi navab sahib vaqilah khudaigan ‘aziz khan bahadur chaghata’ (a likeness at the age of thirty-three of Nawab Sahib Waqilah Khuda...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

280. Johnson 26,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,9
Title:
A Mughal nobleman
Scope & Content:
A Mughal nobleman. Mughal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Drawing; on an album page with yellow, blue, and pink borders sprinkled with gold. 124 by 66 mm; page 355 by 248 mm. The nobleman is shown half-length facing left, holding a ‘sarpesh.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

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