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...
A hermit in a landscape. Mughal, c.1605. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing mounted with one other. 127 by 58 mm; page 485 by 330 mm. The hermit kneels outside his cave, his arms raised, a stream issuing from a lion-headed rock beside him. The figure of a prophet s...
A parade. Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on paper with applied margin of grey paper above and below. 328 by 595 mm; page 485 by 595 mm. Reverse: a drawing of a youth’s head in European style, perhaps by one of the professional English artist...
A girl seated on a cane stool. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 56 in Persian inventory note. Drawing, the background completed in gouache; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 152 by 83 mm; page 413 by 285 m...
Two ladies in a chamber. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with fawn border and mauve margin. 190 by 110 mm; page 380 by 248 mm. Reverse: ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy signed by ‘Aziz Allah; 18th century. Two ladies are seated agains...
A Christian saint, perhaps the Magdalen. Deccan, c.1640-60. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing with gold; on an album leaf with twin borders of arabesques in gold and silver; margin of red florets. 135 by 93 mm; page 318 by 218 mm. Reverse: a floral design in colour...
A prince embracing a lady. Deccan, c.1710-20. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with fawn border and gilt-sprinkled blue margin. 215 by 137 mm; page 406 by 284 mm. Reverse: a quatrain written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Ahmad al-Hu...
A Mughal prince. Mughal, c.1640-60. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; damaged; on an album page with yellow, blue and pink borders sprinkled with gold. 174 by 79 mm; page 332 by 230 mm. The prince, facing left, is standing with his hands resting on his sword an...
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...
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...