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71. Johnson 4,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,1
Title:
Shah Jahan on horseback
Scope & Content:
Shah Jahan on horseback. Mughal, c.1650. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath: ‘Dara Shekoh’; Persian inventory inscription on reverse almost entirely cut away. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-sprinkled blue border. 249 by 195 mm; page 393 by 267 mm. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1650
Extent:
1 Item

72. Johnson 41

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 41
Title:
Preserved as an album. Total of 8 leaves with drawings which have apparently been traced from charbas.
Scope & Content:
Preserved as an album. Total of 8 leaves with drawings which have apparently been traced from ‘charbas.’ The leaves are rebound in modern red leather, probably in 1969.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

73. Johnson 4,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,2
Title:
Prince Khurram embracing his father Jahangir
Scope & Content:
Prince Khurram embracing his father Jahangir. Mughal, c.1630. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed: ‘Jahangir & Shah Jehan’; in Persian: ‘tasvir-i jahangir shah jahan, ‘amal-i rajah manohar’ ‘singh’ (a picture of Jahangir and Shah Jahan, the work of Raja Manohar Singh); ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1630
Extent:
1 Item

74. Johnson 42

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 42
Title:
A complete series of 36 ragamala illustrations separately mounted, apparently commissioned by Johnson to illustrate the Risalah-i ragamala, a Persian work of which a copy was in Johnson's possession.
Scope & Content:
A complete series of 36 ‘ragamala’ illustrations separately mounted, apparently commissioned by Johnson to illustrate the ‘Risalah-i ragamala,’ a Persian work of which a copy was in Johnson's possession. The series was originally bound in red Indian leather with Johnson's bookplate - his arms a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780
Extent:
1 Item

75. Johnson 4,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,3
Title:
Dara Shikoh attending a debate between Miyan Mir and Mulla Shah
Scope & Content:
Dara Shikoh attending a debate between Miyan Mir and Mulla Shah. Mughal, c.1650-60. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at top in Persian: ‘Mulla Khwajah hasrat-i Miyan Mir; Shah Khwajah’; and:’ Dara Shikoh’ (these identifications have been erased from a lower position on t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1650-1660
Extent:
1 Item

76. Johnson 43

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 43
Title:
Total of 25 leaves from a ragamala series which was apparently acquired for Johnson by Ibrahim ‘Ali Khan, the town magistrate of Banaras. The series was previously bound, but is now separately mounted.
Scope & Content:
Total of 25 leaves from a ‘ragamala’ series which was apparently acquired for Johnson by Ibrahim ‘Ali Khan, the town magistrate of Banaras. The series was previously bound, but is now separately mounted. One of the fly-leaves, now preserved with no.24, has a list of contents in Persian charact...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

77. Johnson 4,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,4
Title:
Muhammad Shah (1719-48) with Sa'adat Khan of Oudh
Scope & Content:
Muhammad Shah with Sa‘adat Khan of Oudh. Mughal, c.1725. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on the letter held by Sa‘adat Khan in Persian: ‘az faiz o karam o midvar ast’ (he is hopeful of bounty and kindness); above: ‘shabeh-i muhammad shah padshah’ (a likeness of emperor ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1720-1730
Extent:
1 Item

78. Johnson 44

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 44
Title:
A complete series of 42 ragamala illustrations separately mounted.
Scope & Content:
A complete series of 42 ‘ragamala’ illustrations separately mounted. The series was formerly bound in red leather, rebacked in the early 20th century, with flyleaves on one of which is written a list of contents in Persian.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

79. Johnson 4,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,5
Title:
A Mughal prince with a musician. Artist(s): Hunhar (fl. 1650-90)
Scope & Content:
A young Mughal prince with a musician. By Hunhar, Mughal, c.1650-60. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘Hunhar’; Persian inventory note (not numbered); a Persian couplet written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy above the miniature translates: ‘Heaven said that...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1650-1660
Extent:
1 Item

80. Johnson 45

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45
Title:
Total of 44 leaves separately mounted remaining from a total in 1830 of 45.
Scope & Content:
Total of 44 leaves separately mounted remaining from a total in 1830 of 45. The missing picture, no.7, would have been a ‘ragamala’ subject similar to nos 1-6 and 8. Nos 9-24 are ‘charbas’ with illustrations from a Sanskrit or Hindi text. Nos 26-30 are tracings on paper. No. 36 has 15 illust...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item