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1161. Johnson 28,16

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,16
Title:
Three astrological paintings cut from a manuscript and mounted together
Scope & Content:
Three miniature paintings, cut from an astrological manuscript and mounted together, one above and two below, the empty spaces filled with illumination. Bukhara style: third quarter sixteenth century. 1. A winged bearded man, holding a paper inscribed with the ‘bismillah,’ seated on a four-leg...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item

1162. Johnson 60,22

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 60,22
Title:
A lady holding a rose. Artist(s): Kalyan Das 'Chitarman' (fl.mid 18th century)
Scope & Content:
A lady. By Kalyan Das, Mughal, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘‘amal-i kalyan das’ (the work of Kalyan Das); numbered 70 in Persian inventory note (repeated on reverse); on reverse of border: misplaced Persian inscription identifying the sub...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

1163. Johnson 64,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,13
Title:
Prince offering a dish to Shah Jahan
Scope & Content:
A prince offering a dish to Shah Jahan. Mughal, c.1630. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘Muhammad Sadiq Khusrau’ - perhaps intended as an identification of the prince. Gouache; three borders of gilt floral decoration. 183 by 125 mm; page 324 by 230 mm...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1630
Extent:
1 Item

1164. Johnson 4,5v

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,5v
Title:
A girl standing at a window with bottle and cup. Artist(s): Raghunandan (fl. c.1660)
Scope & Content:
A girl standing at a window. By Raghunandan, Mughal, c.1660. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘‘amal-i raghunandan’ (the work of Raghunandan); Persian inventory note (not numbered); a couplet written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy above the miniature transl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1660
Extent:
1 Item

1165. Johnson 16,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 16,5
Title:
A scene with a European female portrait and two attendants. Artist(s): Mir Kalan Khan (fl.c.1760-80) style of
Scope & Content:
Scene with portrait. Style of Mir Kalan Khan, Lucknow, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-sprinkled borders and margin. 148 by 117 mm; page 333 by 228 mm. The wall in a marble pavilion with an octagonal pond before it has an...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

1166. 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

1167. Johnson 40,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 40,4
Title:
Krishna playing the flute. Artist(s): Mul Chand (fl.c.1760-1780) style of
Scope & Content:
Krishna playing the flute. Style of Mul Chand, Faizabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 80 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with inner gilt-decorated borders and plain outer margin. 185 by 124 mm; page 336 by 230 mm. Krishna is s...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

1168. Johnson 14,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,10
Title:
Virgin Mary with the Christ Child, after an engraving by Dürer. Artist(s): Durer, Albrecht ( 1471-1528), after
Scope & Content:
The Virgin Mary. Deccan, c.1700 (after an engraving by Albrecht Dürer). Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘bibi mariam va hazrat-i ‘isa’ (the lady Mary and the Lord Jesus). Drawing with colour; on an album page with gold arabesque border and gilt-sprink...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

1169. Johnson 28,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,11
Title:
Young prince and attendants drinking in a garden pavilion. Artist(s): Muhammadi, style of (c.1590-1600)
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing (or lightly coloured miniature) of a young prince and attendants drinking in a garden pavilion. A fine drawing: possibly a late work of Muhammadi; the turbans are characteristic of the beginning of the reign of Shah ‘Abbas. Qazwin style: late sixteenth century. 20 by 13 cm (pag...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1580-1600
Extent:
1 Item

1170. 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