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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Johnson Collection Material Type Prints, Drawings and Paintings

1171. 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

1172. Johnson 45,41

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,41
Title:
Radha and Krishna
Scope & Content:
Radha and Krishna. Deccan, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; pink border. 153 by 114 mm; page 175 by 121 mm. Radha meets Krishna who is standing holding his flute and a piece of sugar-cane which Radha has given him. Radha holds some pan in her left hand.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item

1173. Johnson 45,42

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,42
Title:
Young woman holding a baby
Scope & Content:
A young woman holding a child. Deccan, c.1730-40. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; red border. 148 by 89 mm; page 191 by 121 mm. Reverse: Persian verse in cursive ‘nasta‘liq’; 18th century. A young woman stands in a field holding a child in her arms. She is ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1730-1740
Extent:
1 Item

1174. Johnson 45,43

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,43
Title:
Girls bathing at a pool. Artist(s): Mul Chand (fl.c.1760-1780)
Scope & Content:
Girls bathing at a pool. By Mul Chand, Faizabad or Lucknow, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘‘amal-i mul chand musavvir’ (the work of the painter Mul Chand). Gouache with gold; plain paper border. 165 by 121 mm; page 213 by 164 mm. A pa...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

1175. Johnson 45,44

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,44
Title:
Nata Ragini
Scope & Content:
Nata Ragini. A warrior is fighting on horseback with two foot-soldiers, one lying wounded in the foreground, the other receiving a sword-blow. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in nagari at top: ‘nat’. 132 by 87 mm. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

1176. Johnson 45,45

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,45
Title:
Lalita Ragini
Scope & Content:
Lalita Ragini. A lover is leaving his lady sleeping on a bed beneath a canopy, carrying a garland in each hand. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in nagari at top: ‘Lalita.’ 132 by 82 mm. Note: From the group of ‘ch...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

1177. Johnson 46,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 46,10
Title:
Kalki avatar ( the white horse )
Scope & Content:
Kalki avatar (the White Horse). 158 by 103 mm. This avatar is to appear in the future and end the present age of evil. A winged white stallion is led by a figure with a drawn double-pointed sword.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

1178. Johnson 48,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 48,10
Title:
Kalki avatar (the white horse)
Scope & Content:
Kalki avatar (the White Horse). Inscribed above in nagari:’ Kalki.’ 221 by 153 mm; page 333 by 248 mm. Kalki sits on a silver throne holding a fly-whisk over his shoulder, while the white horse stands behind with legs and belly painted red as a symbol of victory.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

1179. Johnson 51,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,10
Title:
Siva outside a cave, with Parvati and Nandi. Artist(s): Mohan Singh (fl.c.1780-82)
Scope & Content:
Siva. By Mohan Singh, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed below in Persian: ‘‘amal-i mohan singh’ (the work of Mohan Singh); above: ‘tasvir-i mahadev ma‘ah parvati’ (a picture of Mahadev and Parvati). Drawing on paper with undecorated border. 230 by 143 m...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

1180. Johnson 51,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,11
Title:
Siva on Kailasa with Parvati and Nandi
Scope & Content:
Siva. Bengal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 1 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; orange border. 176 by 141 mm; page 259 by 202 mm. Siva sits on a tiger-skin on Mount Kailasa with the river Ganges issuing from his head. Parvati and Nandi sit with ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item