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11. Johnson 45,44

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,44
Title:
Nata Ragini
Scope & Content:
Nata Ragini. A warrior is fighting on horseback with two foot-soldiers, one lying wounded in the foreground, the other receiving a sword-blow. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in nagari at top: ‘nat’. 132 by 87 mm. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

12. Johnson 58,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,2
Title:
Raja Birbadar
Scope & Content:
A raja. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at top and on reverse in Persian: ‘Raja Birbadar’; numbered 24 in Persian inventory note. Gouache; uncoloured paper border with rules in black and gold. 192 by 104 mm; page 252 by 149 mm. A raja, identified as R...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

13. Johnson 45,34

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,34
Title:
Sarasvati(?)
Scope & Content:
Saraswati(?). Hyderabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; gold and pink paper borders. 164 by 105 mm; page 265 by 175 mm. Saraswati, enthroned and diademed, holds in her four hands an axe, tambur, book and a rosary of temple eyes. There is a flower-be...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

14. Johnson 50,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 50,2
Title:
Asavari Ragini
Scope & Content:
Asavari Ragini. Mughal (provincial, perhaps Rajasthan), c.1620-30. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; yellow panel at top; on an album page with gilt-sprinkled blue and plain borders. 143 by 102 mm; page 244 by 172 mm. A blue-skinned woman wearing an orange bodi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1620-1630
Extent:
1 Item

15. Johnson 58,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,7
Title:
A young Muslim courtier
Scope & Content:
A young Muslim courtier. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 12 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse: ‘reza fathmullah’ (?), and with an undeciphered attribution. Lightly coloured drawing; on paper with extensions on three sides. 226 by 147 mm; ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

16. Johnson 66,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 66,7
Title:
Shirin finds the body of Farhad
Scope & Content:
Shirin finds the body of Farhad. Farrukhabad, c.1760-70. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with blue and plain borders sprinkled with gold. Reverse: a ‘ragamala’ series. 225 by 159 mm; page 555 by 372 mm. Listed: Foster (1924), no.68. The bod...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1760-1770
Extent:
1 Item

17. Johnson 18,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 18,9
Title:
A boy
Scope & Content:
A boy. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 3 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with fawn and plain borders. 152 by 86 mm; page 372 by 251 mm. A boy, facing right, stands in a field with his hands folded, dressed in a dark green...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

18. Johnson 18,19

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 18,19
Title:
A courtier
Scope & Content:
A courtier. Mughal, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with pink outer margin. 187 by 109 mm; page 378 by 252 mm. Reverse: a quatrain in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Almas; dated AH1128/AD1716. Acourtier,facing left, stands on grassland w...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

19. Johnson 45,32

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,32
Title:
A green parakeet
Scope & Content:
A green parakeet. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Drawing, the bird alone coloured. 139 by 110 mm. A green parakeet perches on a stand with foliate supports. The top of the bird’s head is blue, the breast crimson.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

20. Johnson 45,41

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,41
Title:
Radha and Krishna
Scope & Content:
Radha and Krishna. Deccan, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; pink border. 153 by 114 mm; page 175 by 121 mm. Radha meets Krishna who is standing holding his flute and a piece of sugar-cane which Radha has given him. Radha holds some pan in her left hand.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item