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Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 59,7
Title:: Khwajagi Muhammad Husain
Scope & Content:: Khwajagi Muhammad Husain. Mughal, c.1595. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on background in Persian characters: ‘khvajagi muhammad husain’; on reverse: ‘tasvir-i shah khvajagi husain’ (portrait of Shah Khwajagi Husain); Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache; pap...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1595
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 60,2
Title:: The poet Hafiz
Scope & Content:: The poet Hafiz. Mughal, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘shabeh Khwaja Hafiz Shiraz rahmatallah ‘laihu’ ... (a likeness of Hafiz of Shiraz, God have mercy on him). Drawing; laid down on paper. 120 by 80 mm; page 175 by 124 mm. Hafiz reads by...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1780
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 60,6
Title:: Da'ud Khan. Artist(s): Mul Chand (fl.c.1760-1780)
Scope & Content:: Portrait of Daud Khan. By Mul Chand, Lucknow, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at top in Persian: ‘shabeh-i daud khan’ (a likeness of Daud Khan); on reverse: ‘‘amal-i mul chand’ (the work of Mul Chand); Persian inventory note (not numbered). Drawing with slig...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1775-1780
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 60,8
Title:: Sadiq Muhammad Khan
Scope & Content:: Sadiq Muhammad Khan (d. 1597). Mughal, c.1590. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian characters: ‘sa‘diq muhammad khan’; Persian inventory note (not numbered); also identified on reverse in nagari characters. Gouache; paper border. 136 by 83 mm; page 188 ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1590
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 60,9
Title:: 'Abd al-Rahim Khan
Scope & Content:: ‘Abd al-Rahim Khar. Mughal, c.1600. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at right edge in Persian characters: ‘shabeh’ ‘‘abd’ al-’rahim’ ‘khar’ (a likeness of ‘Abd al-Rahim the Ass); Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache; paper borders. 109 by 70 mm; page 190 by 12...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1600
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 6,11
Title:: Kanphat yogis in a landscape
Scope & Content:: Kanphat yogis in a landscape. Mughal, c.1605. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 43 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with slight shading and tinting; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 144 by 89 mm; page 415 by 293 mm. The ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1605
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 6,12
Title:: Hermit outside a cave with a visitor
Scope & Content:: A hermit with a visitor. Mughal, c.1605-15. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 44 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with some colour; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 142 by 81 mm; page 415 by 294 mm. A hermit, seated out...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1605-1615
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 6,13
Title:: A yogi meditating beneath a tree
Scope & Content:: A yogi meditating beneath a tree. Mughal, c.1620. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 24 in Persian inventory note. Lightly coloured drawing; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and outer gilt-sprinkled margin. 140 by 74 mm; page 413 by 290 mm. The yogi leans ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1620
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 64,6
Title:: A nineteen-year old prince. Artist(s): Anup Chattar (fl. 1640-80)
Scope & Content:: A nineteen-year-old prince. By Anup Chattar, Mughal, c.1640. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on left in Persian characters: ‘tasvir-i nuzdah salagi kar-i anup chattar’ (portrait of a nineteen-year old, the work of Anup Chattar). Gouache; three borders of gilt floral de...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1640
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 66,1
Title:: Muhammad Shah making love. Artist(s): Chitarman (fl. 1720-30)
Scope & Content:: Muhammad Shah making love. By Chitarman, Mughal, c.1720-30. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Signed at bottom in Persian characters in gold: ‘‘amal-i khanazad chitarman’ (the work of the palace-born Chitarman). Gouache; gilt-decorated and green borders added later. 390 by 308 mm...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1720-1730
Extent:: 1 Item

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