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1. Johnson 22,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,1
Title:
A sheet of floral designs
Scope & Content:
A sheet of floral designs. Murshidabad, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on paper; backing-paper added. 250 by 206 mm; page 345 by 225 mm. A sheet of designs for floral motifs as used for border designs on album pages, or on the lacquered bindings of ‘...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 22,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,2
Title:
Lord Edmund Sheffield. European print on an Indian album leaf. Artist(s): Elstracke, Reginald (1571-after 1625)
Scope & Content:
Engraved portrait of Lord Edmund Sheffield. By Reginald Elstracke (1571-after 1625) (mounted on a late 17th-century Mughal album leaf). Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 43 in Persian inventory note with the identification ‘padshah-i farang’ (a foreign king); inscribed on ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1600-c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 22,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,3
Title:
Islam Khan Rumi. Artist(s): Ilias Bahadur (fl.c.1670)
Scope & Content:
Islam Khan Rumi (d.1676). By Ilias Bahadur, Mughal, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on picture in Persian: ‘‘amal-i ilias bahadur ibn madu’ (the work of Ilias Bahadur, son of Madu); on reverse:’ tasvir-i shah jahan’ (a picture of Shah Jahan). Gouache with gold;...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 22,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,4
Title:
Nawab Buzurg Umed Khan
Scope & Content:
Nawab Buzurg Umed Khan (d.1694). Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘Buzurg Umed Khan’; numbered 19 in Persian inventory note; on reverse: ‘nawab buzurg umed’ ‘khan, ‘amal-i fath chand’ (Nawab Buzurg Umed Khan, the work of Fath Chand), n...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 22,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,5
Title:
Shayistah Khan. Artist(s): Gyan Chand (c.1670)
Scope & Content:
Shayistah Khan (d.1694). By Gyan Chand, Mughal, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 35 in Persian inventory note; inscribed below in Persian: ‘navab shayistah khan bahadur’ (Nawab Shayistah Khan Bahadur); on reverse: ‘navab’ ‘shayistah khan: kar-i ustad’ (work of the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 22,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,6
Title:
A young ruler holding court in a garden
Scope & Content:
A young ruler holding court in a garden. Mughal, c.1605. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘tasvir-i ‘ali ‘adil shah-i kalan badshah-i bijapur’ (portrait of ‘Ali ‘Adil Shah the great emperor of Bijapur) - this inscription probably referred to an adj...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1605
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 22,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,7
Title:
A youth reading to a poet
Scope & Content:
A youth reading to a poet. Mughal, c.1595. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘padshah akbar’ (the emperor Akbar), which may have referred to an adjacent picture in the original album. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf; two ‘misra‘‘ in ‘nasta‘liq’...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1595
Extent:
1 Item

8. Johnson 22,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,8
Title:
A seated dervish. Artist(s): Riza-i 'Abbasi (fl. 1625-1630)
Scope & Content:
Drawing: seated dervish. Signature of Riza-i ‘Abbasi. Plain background with plants and clouds in gold. This is a fine drawing and might well be from the master's hand. Isfahan style: c.1625-30. 13 by 7.5 cm (page 32 by 22.5 cm). Gold-flecked plain triple frame and margins. ‘VAM 1951’ No. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1625-1630
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 22,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,9
Title:
Bearded man riding an emaciated horse
Scope & Content:
Drawing of a bearded man riding an emaciated horse. Qazwin style; mid sixteenth century. 15.5 by 9 cm (page 36.5 by 23 cm). Paper slightly stained. On reverse, ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Nasr al-Din ‘Ali, with illuminated upper corner. Margins decorated with arabesque medallions and floral ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1550
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 22,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,10
Title:
A standing lady
Scope & Content:
A lady. Rajasthan, c.1640-50. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with gold-decorated blue border enclosing six ‘baits’ of a ‘masnavi’ poem written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; outer margin of trellis flower-head pattern in gold. 132 by 76 mm; page...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1640-1650
Extent:
1 Item