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

771. Johnson 11,16

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,16
Title:
An amorous assignment
Scope & Content:
An amorous assignment. Murshidabad, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 23 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse:’ raja makala rani va sih huvasim- i digar’ (a raja in discourse with a lady, and three others assembled). Gouache with gold; pink border; pape...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

772. Johnson 11,17

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,17
Title:
The month of Aghan (Margashirsha) : November - December. Artist(s): Govardhan (fl. 1730-40)
Scope & Content:
Aghan (Margasirsha: November-December). By Govardhan, Mughal, c.1735-40. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘‘amal-i govardhan musavvir’ (the work of the painter Govardhan); numbered 30 in Persian inventory note which identifies the month ‘Aghan.’ Goua...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1735-1740
Extent:
1 Item

773. Johnson 11,18

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,18
Title:
The month of Asin (Asvina): September - October. Artist(s): Govardhan (fl. 1730-40)
Scope & Content:
Asin (Asvina: September-October). By Govardhan, Mughal, c.1735-40. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘‘amal-i govardhan musavvir’ (the work of the painter Govardhan); numbered 28 in Persian inventory note which identifies the month ‘Asin’. Gouache; bo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1735-1740
Extent:
1 Item

774. Johnson 11,19

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,19
Title:
A lady holding a rose
Scope & Content:
A lady. Mughal, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing with gold; oval; on an album page with pink and blue borders and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 91 by 73 mm; page 334 by 223 mm. The lady faces left, half-length, wearing a Mughal hat with a bird brooch, holdi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

775. Johnson 11,20

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,20
Title:
A prince surprising four girls. Artist(s): Mir Kalan Khan (fl.c.1760-80) style of
Scope & Content:
A prince surprising four girls. Style of Mir Kalan Khan, Faizabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 64 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with orange border. 258 by 200 mm; page 299 by 230 mm. Reverse: a quatrain written diagonally i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

776. Johnson 11,21

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,21
Title:
A lady bathing assisted by two maids
Scope & Content:
A lady bathing, assisted by two maids. Mughal, c.1610-20. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in bottom left corner in Persian: ‘riza’ (perhaps an artist attribution, ‘see below)’; on reverse: ‘majlis-i raniyan’ ... (an assembly of women ... ). Gouache with gold; the lands...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1610-1620
Extent:
1 Item

777. Johnson 11,22

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,22
Title:
Ladies visiting a female ascetic
Scope & Content:
Ladies visiting an ascetic. Mughal, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 29 in Persian inventory note, inscribed on reverse: ‘hindol’ (swing). Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt arabesque border and gilt-sprinkled green outer margin. 195 by 126 mm; page 3...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

778. Johnson 13,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,10
Title:
A lady holding a lotus
Scope & Content:
Lady with a lotus. Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with blue border and pink margin. 177 by 97 mm; page 379 by 249 mm. Reverse: eight lines of ‘naskhi’ calligraphy by Ismat Allah, nephew of Yaqut Raqm-Khan; 18th century. The ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

779. Johnson 13,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,11
Title:
A lady holding poppies
Scope & Content:
A lady. Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with blue border and pink margin. 133 by 70 mm; page 378 by 249 mm. Reverse: Arabic ‘naskhi’ calligraphy in two sizes of script; signed by Muhammad Ghauth; 18th century. The lady stands...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

780. Johnson 13,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,12
Title:
A princess seated at a window
Scope & Content:
A seated princess. Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with fawn and yellow borders. 168 by 103 mm; page 379 by 249 mm. Reverse: two ‘baits’ of a ‘masnavi’ written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by ‘Ab dal-Karim; 18th centu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item