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 nobleman facing right. Deccan, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian characters: ‘baradar-i shamshir khan’ (the brother of Shamshir Khan). Gouache; three borders of gilt decoration. 199 by 112 mm; page 324 by 230 mm. Reverse: seven lines of ‘nask...
A nobleman facing left. Deccan, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘Shamshir Khan Khulski(?).’ Gouache; three borders of gilt floral decoration. 197 by 115 mm; page 324 by 230 mm. Reverse: two sizes of ‘thulth’ and ‘naskhi’ script within three ...
Bahramand Khan. Deccan, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian characters: ‘Bahramand Khan’ (repeated at top right corner). Gouache; three borders of gilt floral decoration. 218 by 115 mm; page 324 by 230 mm. Reverse: Arabic calligraphy dated AH1119...
Shahnawaz Khan. Mughal, c.1660-70. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian characters: ‘Shahnavaz Khan.’ Drawing with gouache; three borders of gilt floral decoration. 157 by 83 mm; page 324 by 230 mm. Reverse: ‘naskhi’ calligraphy within three borders of fl...
Iftikhar Khan (d.1658). Mughal, c.1660. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘Iftikhar Khan.’ Gouache; three borders of gilt floral decoration. 198 by 109 mm; page 324 by 230 mm. Reverse: ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy within three borders of floral decoration ...
Nobleman smoking a hookah. Mughal, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Drawing with gouache; twin gilt-decorated borders with blank area reserved above miniature. 230 by 183 mm; page 324 by 230 mm. Reverse: ‘naskhi’ calligraphy within three borders of floral decoration in w...
Aurangzeb(?). Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Drawing with touches of gouache; three borders of gilt floral decoration. 151 by 105 mm; page 324 by 230 mm. Reverse: blank, inscribed: ‘Book 64’ being the first page of Johnson Album 64. Aurangzeb, facing right, hi...
Qulich Khan. Golconda, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘Qulich Khan.’ Gouache; three borders of gilt floral decoration. 187 by 126 mm; page 324 by 230 mm. Reverse: ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy on a marbled ground within three borders of floral de...
Iraj Khan(?) with two attendants. Deccan, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian characters: ‘Iraj Khan.’ Gouache; two gilt-decorated borders with blank area reserved above miniature. 255 by 180 mm; page 323 by 230 mm. Reverse: ‘nasta‘liq’ calligrap...