Fifteen manifestations of the Devi. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 86 in Persian inventory note; on a slip of paper on reverse. Coloured drawings with gold; on a single sheet of paper. Page 187 by 295 mm. (left to ...
Fifteen manifestations of the Devi. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 78 in Persian inventory note on a slip of paper on reverse. Coloured drawings with gold; on a single sheet of paper. Page 191 by 304 mm. (left to r...
Mirza Shah Rukh. Artist(s): Miskin Muhammad (fl.c.1775-80)
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Mirza Shah Rukh (d.1607). By Miskin Muhammad, Lucknow, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at top in Persian characters; ‘mirza shah rukh amal-i miskin muhammad’ (Mirza Shah Rukh, the work of Miskin Muhammad); Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache; unco...
Najm al-Din ‘Ali Khan. By Kalyan Das, Mughal, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘shabeh-i najm al-din ‘ali khan ibn sayyid ‘abdallah khan’ (a likeness of Najm al-Din ‘Ali Khan son of Sayyid ‘Abdallah Khan); numbered 48 in Persian inventory note (...
Muhsin Khan. Artist(s): Mir Muhammad (fl.c.1760-70)
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Muhsin Khan(?). By Mir Muhammad, Lucknow or Faizabad, c.1760-70. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 14 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse: ‘shabeh-i muhsin khan ‘amal-i mir muhammad’ (a likeness of Muhsin Khan, the work of Mir Muhammad). Gouache; uncoloured pa...
A courtier. Mughal, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Drawing with a little gilt and colour; laid down on paper. 134 by 111 mm; page 184 by 118 mm. Reproduced: Stchoukine (1929), pl.XLVIIIb. The courtier with full black beard kneels facing left, holding a pink flower in ...
Fath Mamur Khan as a youth. Artist(s): Hunhar (fl. 1740-70)
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Fath Ma‘mur Khan as a youth. By Hunhar, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered); inscribed on reverse: ‘chereh shabeh-i bahadur fath ma‘mur khan, ‘amal-i hunhar’ (a likeness of the youthful Bahadur Fath Ma‘mur Khan, the work of Hunhar). ‘Cha...
An embroidered picture of fruit and blossom, European after a Chinese pattern, on an Indian album leaf
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Embroidered picture of fruit and blossom. 18th century. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 8 in Persian inventory note on reverse. Embroidery in coloured silks on paper; cut out and laid down on paper with ruled ink margins; mounted on Indian paper. 82 by 111 mm; page 189...
A lady holding a rose. Artist(s): Kalyan Das 'Chitarman' (fl.mid 18th century)
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A lady. By Kalyan Das, Mughal, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘‘amal-i kalyan das’ (the work of Kalyan Das); numbered 70 in Persian inventory note (repeated on reverse); on reverse of border: misplaced Persian inscription identifying the sub...
A prince offering a dish to Shah Jahan. Mughal, c.1630. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘Muhammad Sadiq Khusrau’ - perhaps intended as an identification of the prince. Gouache; three borders of gilt floral decoration. 183 by 125 mm; page 324 by 230 mm...