A Mughal prince. Mughal, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with blue and pink borders. 185 by 104 mm; page 376 by 247 mm. Reverse: two ‘baits’ of a ‘masnavi’ poem written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’; signed by Muhammad Hadi al-Husaini Faz...
The jackals watch the dismounted camel-rider, from an 'Iyar-i Danish ms.
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An illustration from the ‘‘Iyar-i Danish.’ Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gold and plain borders. 180 by 118 mm; page 346 by 215 mm. A man dismounted from his camel kneels at the foot...
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...
A goddess riding a cat. Artist(s): Ghulam Reza (fl.1780-1782) style of
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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, ...
The avatars of Visnu and other Vaisnavite manifestations
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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 ...
A lady visiting a shrine . Artist(s): Mir Kalan Khan (fl.c.1760-80) style of
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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...
Girls bathing at a pool. Artist(s): Mul Chand (fl.c.1760-1780)
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Girls bathing at a pool. By Mul Chand, Faizabad or Lucknow, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘‘amal-i mul chand musavvir’ (the work of the painter Mul Chand). Gouache with gold; plain paper border. 165 by 121 mm; page 213 by 164 mm. A pa...
Kalki avatar (the White Horse). Inscribed above in nagari:’ Kalki.’ 221 by 153 mm; page 333 by 248 mm. Kalki sits on a silver throne holding a fly-whisk over his shoulder, while the white horse stands behind with legs and belly painted red as a symbol of victory.
Siva outside a cave, with Parvati and Nandi. Artist(s): Mohan Singh (fl.c.1780-82)
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Siva. By Mohan Singh, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed below in Persian: ‘‘amal-i mohan singh’ (the work of Mohan Singh); above: ‘tasvir-i mahadev ma‘ah parvati’ (a picture of Mahadev and Parvati). Drawing on paper with undecorated border. 230 by 143 m...
Kamadeva. Artist(s): Ghulam Reza (fl.1780-1782) style of
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Kamadeva. Style of Ghulam Reza, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Coloured drawing with gold. 270 by 225 mm. Kamadeva is seated on a plinth by a tree, holding a bow strung with a line of black bees, and the arrows with flowery shafts. A girl and her companion kn...