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71. Johnson 48,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 48,5
Title:
Vamana avatar ( the dwarf )
Scope & Content:
Vamana avatar (the Dwarf). 223 by 151 mm; page 333 by 248 mm. Visnu in his dwarf form completes the strides which carry him to the upper region where four figures pour the Ganges from water-pots. One of four wrestlers clings to Visnu’s foot, but the other three have fallen beneath. Bali watc...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

72. Johnson 58,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,11
Title:
Asaf Khan Khan-i Khanan
Scope & Content:
Asaf Khan Khan-i Khanan(?). Lucknow, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘shabeh-i asaf khan khan-i khanan’ ...’ ‘alamgir padshah’ (a likeness of Asaf Khan Khan-i Khanan [of the time of] the emperor ‘Alamgir); numbered 9 in Persian inventory not...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

73. Johnson 60,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 60,4
Title:
Deccani ruler
Scope & Content:
A Deccani ruler. Golconda, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse with Persian inventory note (not numbered). Drawing with touches of pink on turban; uncoloured paper border. 123 by 84 mm; page 178 by 120 mm. Reverse: a faint drawing of a girl, partly obs...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

74. Johnson 45,39

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,39
Title:
Krishna playing the flute
Scope & Content:
Krishna playing the flute. Hyderabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; gold and pink paper borders. 184 by 135 mm; page 282 by 203 mm. Krishna stands on a rock under a tree playing his flute to a peacock and cattle. A gopi kneels in worship on the rig...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

75. Johnson 45,40

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,40
Title:
Krishna playing the flute
Scope & Content:
Krishna playing the flute. Hyderabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; oval; gold and pink paper borders. 140 by 103 mm; page 281 by 190 mm. Krishna stands beneath a tree playing his flute to caparisoned oxen and a gopi, who waves a ‘chauri.’ He has f...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

76. Johnson 16,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 16,7
Title:
A foppish European youth
Scope & Content:
A European youth. Deccan, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing with gold; on an album page with undecorated borders of coloured paper. 176 by 106 mm; page 320 by 216 mm. A rather foppish European youth, his sleeves unbuttoned and his stockings at unequal heigh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

77. Johnson 26,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,4
Title:
Persian nobleman
Scope & Content:
A Persian nobleman. Deccan, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with blue and plain borders. 235 by 165 mm; page 350 by 242 mm. Reverse: a quatrain written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy in brown ink on paper stippled to simulate vellum; sign...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

78. Johnson 1,5c

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,5c
Title:
A Mughal courtier
Scope & Content:
A Mughal courtier. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with three other portraits; outer mauve gilt-sprinkled border. 135 by 76 mm; page 493 by 369 mm. The courtier,in Aurangzeb period costume, stands facing left, holding a ‘talwa...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

79. Johnson 1,5d

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,5d
Title:
A Mughal courtier
Scope & Content:
A Mughal courtier. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with three other portraits; with outer mauve gilt-sprinkled border. 133 by 79 mm; page 493 by 369 mm. A Mughal courtier, facing right, stands dressed in white Shah Jahan perio...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

80. Johnson 2,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 2,9
Title:
A Mughal nobleman
Scope & Content:
A Mughal nobleman. Mughal, c.1660-70. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 13 in Persian inventory note (repeated on reverse); inscribed on reverse: ‘qaimat-i tasvir-i amir 30’ (the price of this picture of an amir is 30). Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with broad outer...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1660-1670
Extent:
1 Item