Rama avatar. Inscribed above in nagari:’ Rama.’ 220 by 153 mm; page 333 by 248 mm. Hanuman stands before Rama who is sitting on a hillock with Sita and Lakshmana.
Bhairavi Ragini. By Fath Chand, Mughal, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘‘amal-i rai fath chand’ (the work of Rai Fath Chand); numbered 12 in Persian inventory note; on reverse: ‘bhairavi.’ Gouache with gold; oval with blue spandrels decorat...
Khambhavati Ragini. By Gobind Singh, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i brahma ma‘ah brahmani’ (a picture of Brahma with Brahmani); below: ‘‘amal-i gobind singh’ (the work of Gobind Singh); on reverse: an offset impression of a ...
Balarama avatar. Amber, c.1720. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on album pages with gilt-sprinkled mauve and plain borders. Numbered 77 in Persian inventory note. 220 by 155 mm; page 305 by 207 mm. Balarama diverts the river Jumna with his ploughshare. He i...
Faizabad, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 60 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; narrow gold border. 280 by 209 mm; page 287 by 216 mm. With his hand upraised to hold up the mountain of Govardhan, a young Krishna protected his friends and the cows f...
Krishna avatar. Amber, c.1720. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on album pages with gilt-sprinkled mauve and plain borders. Numbered 82 in Persian inventory note. 217 by 152 mm; page 303 by 206 mm. An image of Krishna is seated in a shrine between images of B...
A prince holding discourse in the countryside. Mughal, c.1600. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 5 in Persian inventory note (using the word ‘nigarashta).’ Coloured drawing on cotton; on an album leaf; blue and uncoloured paper borders. 196 by 123 mm; page 265 by 176 mm....
The artist Dal Chand. Artist(s): Mohan Singh (fl.c.1780-82)
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The artist Rai Dal Chand. By Mohan Singh, Lucknow, c.1780-85 (after a mid-18th-century Mughal original). Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at top in Persian: ‘shabeh-i rai dal chand musavvir’ (a likeness of the artist Rai Dal Chand); beneath: ‘‘amal-i mohan singh’ (the wo...
A Mughal officer. By Hunhar, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at top in Persian: ‘shabeh-i nawab sahib vaqilah khudaigan ‘umdah al-mulk bahadur khan chaghata’ (a likeness of Nawab Sahib Waqilah Khudaigan Umdah al-Mulk Bahadur Khan Chaghata) - this identification ...
Bahadur Khan Chaghata. By Jagnath, Lucknow, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at top in Persian: ‘shabeh-i nawab sahib vaqilah khudaigan umdah al-mulk bahadur khan chaghata / ‘amal-i jagnath’ (a likeness of Nawab Sahib Waqilah Khudaigan Umdah al-Mulk Bahadur Kh...