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1. Johnson 10,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 10,4
Title:
A prince and princess in a landscape beside a waterfall
Scope & Content:
A prince and princess in a landscape. Mughal, c.1635-40. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with fawn border and plain margin. 188 by 123 mm; page 377 by 249 mm. Reverse: four lines of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy signed by Muhammad Aslam; 17th centur...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1635-1640
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 10,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 10,6
Title:
A scene at a well, a girl offering water to a horseman
Scope & Content:
Scene at a well. Mughal, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with fawn border and plain margin. 236 by 161 mm; page 378 by 248 mm. Reverse: a quatrain in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy. A girl offers water to a prince who has arrived at a well ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 55,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 55,7
Title:
Prince holding discourse in the countryside
Scope & Content:
A prince holding discourse in the countryside. Mughal, c.1600. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 5 in Persian inventory note (using the word ‘nigarashta).’ Coloured drawing on cotton; on an album leaf; blue and uncoloured paper borders. 196 by 123 mm; page 265 by 176 mm....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1600
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 6,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 6,11
Title:
Kanphat yogis in a landscape
Scope & Content:
Kanphat yogis in a landscape. Mughal, c.1605. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 43 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with slight shading and tinting; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 144 by 89 mm; page 415 by 293 mm. The ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1605
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 67,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 67,3
Title:
Prince hawking with an attendant in a landscape
Scope & Content:
A prince hawking. Golconda, c.1610-20. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 1 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with inner border of gold arabesques and blue margin flecked with gold. 296 by 220 mm; page 400 by 285 mm. Reproduced: W.G. Archer (...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1610-1620
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 22,16

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,16
Title:
Four Kanphat yogis in a landscape
Scope & Content:
Four kanphat yogis in a landscape. Mughal, c.1610-20. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on rock in foreground in Persian: ‘‘amal-i mas’ud, sunnah 103’ (the work of Mas’ud, year 103 - meaning AH1003/AD1594-95); on reverse: ‘tasvir-i kanphatha’ (a picture of ‘kanphats).’ T...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1610-1620
Extent:
1 Item

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