Humayun resting on a hawking expedition. Mughal, c.1600-1610. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; three borders of gilt floral decoration. 194 by 113 mm; page 324 by 228 mm. Reverse: a quatrain of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy signed by Mir Tahir al-Husaini and dated AH[1]114/AD...
Timur enthroned with descendants: Babur, Humayun, Akbar and Jahangir enthroned, with the poet Sa'di on the left and an attendant on the right. Artist(s): Hashim (fl.1640-1650)
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The emperor Timur enthroned with his descendants. By Hashim, Mughal, c.1650. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Signed on throne in Persian characters: ‘‘amal-i hashim’ (the work of Hashim); inscribed in the foreground with the emperors’ names: ‘Jahangir, Humayun, Babur, Akbar’ and w...
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...
Mughal courtier. Artist(s): Anant (fl. 1584-1610), attributed to
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A Mughal courtier. Mughal, c.1610. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in lower left corner in Persian (in same unreliable hand as J.16, 1, and J.18, 11): ‘kar-i usta[d] anant’ (the work of the master Anant); Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache with gold; plain ...
A prince visiting a holy man. Provincial Mughal, c.1640. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache; plain and tinted paper borders. 223 by 130 mm; page 314 by 228 mm. Reverse: four lines of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy with decoration and blue-t...
Two girls entertaining a ruler, possibly Nawab Muzaffar Jang of Farrukhabad
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Two girls entertaining a ruler. Farrukhabad, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; on an album page with plain and coloured borders sprinkled with gold. 173 by 101 mm; page 513 by 380 mm. Two girls, one with a ‘tambur’, the other dancing, entertain a ruler dressed in...
Bhils hunting. Deccan, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Lightly coloured drawing; plain paper borders. 167 by 103 mm; page 405 by 270 mm. A family of ‘bhils’ hunt in a rocky landscape. Two of them club deer from a horse and camel ...
Two elephants fighting. Mughal, c.1620-30. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on border in Persian characters: ‘tasvir-i filan-i jangi, ‘amal-i humhar’ (a picture of fighting elephants, the work of Hunhar) - this attribution is unreliable. Gouache with gold; gilt-decorate...
A prince travelling by elephant. Mughal, c.1610. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Drawing with light colouring (‘nim qalam)’; gilt-sprinkled borders. 180 by 100 mm; page 416 by 285 mm. The prince is seated in the howdah beneath a canopy with five of his attendants running on foo...
A hunting expedition in difficulty. Mughal, c.1600. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 7 in Persian inventory note. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; gilt-decorated and plain borders. 105 by 108 mm; page 415 by 287 mm. Reverse: six lines of ‘nasta‘li...