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1. Johnson 51,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,1
Title:
Khambhavati Ragini. Artist(s): Gobind Singh (fl.1775-1782)
Scope & Content:
Khambhavati Ragini. By Gobind Singh, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i brahma ma‘ah brahmani’ (a picture of Brahma with Brahmani); below: ‘‘amal-i gobind singh’ (the work of Gobind Singh); on reverse: an offset impression of a ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 51,2, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14-16

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,2, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14-16
Title:
J.51,2, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14-16 Eight pictures from a series of Tantric illustrations of Hindu goddesses. Bengal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purc ...
Scope & Content:
J.51,2, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14-16 Eight pictures from a series of Tantric illustrations of Hindu goddesses. Bengal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Subjects identified on the reverse in Persian characters. Gouache with gold; orange borders. 210 by 160 mm; page 285 by 220 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1769-1771
Extent:
8 items

3. Johnson 51,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,3
Title:
Balarama avatar
Scope & Content:
Balarama avatar. Amber, c.1720. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on album pages with gilt-sprinkled mauve and plain borders. Numbered 77 in Persian inventory note. 220 by 155 mm; page 305 by 207 mm. Balarama diverts the river Jumna with his ploughshare. He i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 51,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,4
Title:
Krishna worshipped under the form of Srinathji
Scope & Content:
Faizabad, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 60 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; narrow gold border. 280 by 209 mm; page 287 by 216 mm. With his hand upraised to hold up the mountain of Govardhan, a young Krishna protected his friends and the cows f...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 51,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,5
Title:
Krishna avatar
Scope & Content:
Krishna avatar. Amber, c.1720. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on album pages with gilt-sprinkled mauve and plain borders. Numbered 82 in Persian inventory note. 217 by 152 mm; page 303 by 206 mm. An image of Krishna is seated in a shrine between images of B...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 51,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,8
Title:
Five-faced Siva on Kailasa with Parvati, Ganesa and Nandi
Scope & Content:
Siva. Bengal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 66 in Persian inventory note (repeated on a slip of paper on reverse). Gouache with gold; orange border with two dotted green lines. 208 by 168 mm; page 277 by 225 mm. Siva is in his five-headed form with ten arms,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

7. 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

8. 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

9. Johnson 51,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,13
Title:
Devi enthroned, with album border samples
Scope & Content:
The Devi enthroned. Bengal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; borders with panels of various decorations in gold and colours. 184 by 137 mm; page 305 by 207 mm. The Devi is enthroned and worshipped by a single devotee. She has a gold halo and four arms...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 51,17

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,17
Title:
Kamadeva. Artist(s): Ghulam Reza (fl.1780-1782) style of
Scope & Content:
Kamadeva. Style of Ghulam Reza, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Coloured drawing with gold. 270 by 225 mm. Kamadeva is seated on a plinth by a tree, holding a bow strung with a line of black bees, and the arrows with flowery shafts. A girl and her companion kn...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

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