Humayun resting on a hawking expedition. Mughal, c.1600-1610. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; three borders of gilt floral decoration. 194 by 113 mm; page 324 by 228 mm. Reverse: a quatrain of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy signed by Mir Tahir al-Husaini and dated AH[1]114/AD...
Timur enthroned with descendants: Babur, Humayun, Akbar and Jahangir enthroned, with the poet Sa'di on the left and an attendant on the right. Artist(s): Hashim (fl.1640-1650)
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The emperor Timur enthroned with his descendants. By Hashim, Mughal, c.1650. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Signed on throne in Persian characters: ‘‘amal-i hashim’ (the work of Hashim); inscribed in the foreground with the emperors’ names: ‘Jahangir, Humayun, Babur, Akbar’ and w...
A Mughal officer. Mughal, c.1605. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory inscription (not numbered). Gouache; outer gilt floral border on blue paper, reinforced at edges. 114 by 57 mm; page 325 by 227 mm. Reverse: 14 ‘baits of nasta‘liq’ calligraphy from a 17th cent...
Two girls entertaining a ruler, possibly Nawab Muzaffar Jang of Farrukhabad
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Two girls entertaining a ruler. Farrukhabad, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; on an album page with plain and coloured borders sprinkled with gold. 173 by 101 mm; page 513 by 380 mm. Two girls, one with a ‘tambur’, the other dancing, entertain a ruler dressed in...
An elephant hunt at a water-hole. Mughal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 26 in Persian inventory note; priced on reverse in ‘raqam’. Gouache; blue and gilt-sprinkled green borders. 201 by 112 mm; page 423 by 283 mm. A square seal impression on the reverse has...
This manuscript comprises eleven leaves from a Psalter created for Henry the Lion (b. 1129, d. 1195) and his wife Matilda (married to Henry 1168, d. 1189), who are illustrated on f. 10v, along with a calendar containing northern French and Flemish saints. Lansdowne 381/2 is a separate volume con...
Vict. and Albt. Mus: Parell Rd: Cost 5167914 Rs. Opd. May 3 '72. Photographer: Sykes, David Harold Day
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of the interior (as yet empty of exhibits) looking towards the statue of Prince Albert by Noble. Much cast-iron work. Another copy of this print at Photo 140 (36). Subjects = British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; European sculptur...
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Studio portrait of an Indian theatrical troupe, in costume, posed in front of a backdrop of a European interior. [Albumen print, 221x154mm]. Subjects = actors
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Studio portrait of an Indian theatrical troupe, posed in front of a backdrop of vegetation. The tableau consists of five figures, with a priest blessing a young woman, and with three other women watching. [Albumen print, 192x171mm]. Subjects = actors