The Red Fort, Agra. Mughal, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 11 in Persian inventory note. Gouache; paper extensions above and below. 270 by 295 mm; page 418 by 310 mm. A view of the Agra Fort from the East with the river Jumna in the foreground, the Moti Masji...
Yusuf in the slave market. Mughal, c.1600-1605. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 40 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with slight colour; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 169 by 94 mm; page 412 by 290 mm. Yusuf, about to...
Sufis in ecstasy. Artist(s): Muhammad Nadir al-Samarqandi (fl.c.1650-1655)
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Sufis in ecstasy. Attributed to Muhammad Nadir al-Samarqandi, Mughal, c.1650-55. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above doorway in Persian: ‘chih majlis ki daru ganj-i kibriya bakhshand, hazar afsar-i shahi bi [sic] gadar bakhshand’ (what a session in which they bestow a...
Sufi dervishes exercising in a garden. Mughal, c.1650-60. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 49 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with colour and gold; on an album page with gold-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 210 by 106 mm; page 415 by 298 mm. T...
Sufi dervishes exercising. Mughal, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 50 in Persian inventory note. Lightly coloured drawing with gold; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 196 by 124 mm; page 410 by 295 mm. Dervishes ...
Mulla Shah in conversation. Mughal, c.1650. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 42 in Persian inventory note. Drawing; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 147 by 108 mm; page 413 by 294 mm. The mulla is seated with two other m...
A mulla with a disciple and visitors. Mughal, c.1690. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed below in Persian: ‘‘amal-i rai fath chand’ (the work of Rai Fath Chand); numbered 63 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; the picture has been altered and additions made, pro...
A Sufi dervish. Mughal, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 34 in Persian inventory note. Drawing; on an album page with blue border decorated with gold, outer gilt-sprinkled border. 153 by 76 mm; page 414 by 287 mm. The dervish, fully bearded, stands with his han...
Portrait of a mulla. Mughal, c.1650-60. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered); numbered 42 in top left corner of border. Gouache with gold; on a finely decorated album leaf with two inner borders of gold flowers on red and blue paper, incorporatin...
Two baits of an Arabic qasidah written in nasta'liq calligraphy, within borders of gold decoration and calligraphy.. Artist(s): Muhammad Husain al-Kashmiri, Zarin Qalam (fl.1560-1611)
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Two baits of an Arabic qasidah written in nasta'liq calligraphy, within borders of gold decoration and calligraphy.. Artist(s): Muhammad Husain al-Kashmiri, Zarin Qalam (fl.1560-1611)