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51. Johnson 1,24

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Johnson 1,24
Title:
A nobleman and a lady playing chaupar. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
A nobleman and lady playing chaupar. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i husn shaghl-i chaupar bazi’ (a picture of a beauty ‘playing chaupar)’; numbered 43 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

52. Johnson 12,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 12,4
Title:
A European princess seated in a chair. Artist(s): Mir Kalan Khan (fl.c.1760-80) style of
Scope & Content:
A European princess. Style of Mir Kalan Khan, Faizabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 4 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse:’ padshahzadi kar-i faranq bar’ ... (a princess, European work ... ). Gouache with gold; on an album page with two ‘masnavi’...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

53. Johnson 1,25

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,25
Title:
Lovers in a pavilion. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
Young lovers in a pavilion. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in cartouche above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i husn vaqt-i khalvat’ (a picture of a beauty at the time of retirement); numbered 40 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gol...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

54. Johnson 12,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 12,5
Title:
Illustration to a romance: a royal archer, with sleeping companions
Scope & Content:
Illustration to a romance. Mughal, c.1712-19. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 31 in Persian inventory note; inscribed in Persian on a slip of paper pasted to the reverse: ‘tasvir-i hasan u savaran u luban’ (?) (a picture of Hasan and the horsemen ... (?). Gouache with g...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1715
Extent:
1 Item

55. Johnson 1,26

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,26
Title:
A couple with ladies. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
A couple with ladies. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 41 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; unfinished; a blank paper panel remains between the picture and top border, on an album leaf with inner blue and outer gilt-sp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

56. Johnson 1,27

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,27
Title:
A game of polo. Artist(s): Ram Sahai (fl. 1760-1782)
Scope & Content:
A game of polo. By Ram Sahai, Faizabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Signed in lower left corner in Persian: ‘‘amal-i ram sahai musavvir’ (the work of the painter Ram Sahai); numbered 9 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with coloured wash and gold; narrow gold border...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

57. Johnson 1,29

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,29
Title:
Prince with a tambura player. Artist(s): Afzal 'Ali Khan (fl. 1700)
Scope & Content:
A prince with a tambur-player. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘‘amal-i afzal ‘ali khan’ (the work of Afzal ‘Ali Khan); numbered 15 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-decorated panels above and b...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

58. Johnson 1,30

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,30
Title:
Squirrels in a plane tree, with a hunter attempting to climb the tree.. Artist(s): Abu'l Hasan, Nadir al-Zaman (1588-c.1635)
Scope & Content:
Squirrels in a plane tree. Attributed to Abu’l Hasan Nadir al-Zaman, Mughal, 1605-08. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 7 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘‘amal-i nadir al-‘asr nadir al-zaman’ (the work of the Wonder of the Age, the Wonder of the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1605-1608
Extent:
1 Item

59. Johnson 13,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,5
Title:
A lady holding a flower
Scope & Content:
A lady. Mughal, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing, on an album page with coloured borders sprinkled with gold. 63 by 48 mm; page 332 by 229 mm. Reproduced: Bussagli (1966), pl.32; Hambly (1968), fig.19. A lady faces half right, holding a flower and wearing...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item

60. Johnson 13,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,7
Title:
A prince with his lady. Artist(s): Govardhan (fl. 1730-40), attributed to
Scope & Content:
A prince and his lady. Attributed to Govardhan, Mughal, c.1735-40. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with a gilt-decorated fawn border and plain margin. 217 by 160 mm; page 375 by 250 mm. Reverse: six lines of cursive ‘nashki’ calligraphy with ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1735-1740
Extent:
1 Item