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1. Johnson 27,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,9
Title:
Humayun (1530-40, 1555-6) receiving courtiers
Scope & Content:
The emperor Humayun (1530-56) receiving courtiers. Mughal, c.1570-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 41 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold on cotton; on an album leaf with a border made up of five ‘baits’ of’ masnavi’ verse in ‘nasta'liq’; outer blue margin d...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1570-1580
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 62,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 62,3
Title:
The Mughal emperor Humayan
Scope & Content:
The Mughal emperor Humayun. Murshidabad, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Hommong Batsane’ (Humayun Badshah). Gouache; red and blue borders. 205 by 104 mm; page 235 by 139 mm. Humayun stands facing left, wearing a matching blue jacket and headdres...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 58,17

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,17
Title:
The emperor Humayun
Scope & Content:
The emperor Humayun. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; unfinished; on paper with plain border. 205 by 125 mm; page 255 by 170 mm. The emperor Humayun kneels on a mat by a rivulet holding a ‘sarpesh’ in his left hand. He is dressed in red, with a green h...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 64,37

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,37
Title:
Humayun resting on a hawking expedition
Scope & Content:
Humayun resting on a hawking expedition. Mughal, c.1600-1610. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; three borders of gilt floral decoration. 194 by 113 mm; page 324 by 228 mm. Reverse: a quatrain of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy signed by Mir Tahir al-Husaini and dated AH[1]114/AD...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1600-1610
Extent:
1 Item

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