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31. Johnson 1,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,10
Title:
Muhammad 'Adil Shah II. Artist(s): Muhammad Khan (Bijapur, fl. c.1630-50), style of
Scope & Content:
Muhammad ‘Adil Shah II (1627-57). Style of Muhammad Khan, Bijapur, c.1640. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i tana shah’ (a picture of Tana Shah) - an incorrect identification based on the same misconception as J.1, 9. Gouache with gold; oval w...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1640
Extent:
1 Item

32. Johnson 1,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,2
Title:
The Ottoman Sultan Bayazid in a cage at Timur's court
Scope & Content:
The capture of Sultan Bayazid I of Turkey. Mughal, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 9 in Persian inventory note; numbered in ‘siyaq’ on reverse. Gouache; on an album leaf with gold floral and gilt-sprinkled borders. 393 by 238 mm; page 480 by 331 mm. The Sultan...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

33. 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

34. Johnson 1,19

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,19
Title:
Miyan Mir and Mulla Shah. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
Miyan Mir and Mulla Shah. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath the figures in Persian: ‘Miyan Mir’ and ‘Mulla Shah’; on gold panel above: ‘tasvir-i miyan mir va mulla shah’ (a picture of Miyan Mir and Mulla Shah). Gouache;...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

35. 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

36. Johnson 1,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,9
Title:
Muhammad 'Adil Shah II (1627-57). Artist(s): Muhammad Khan (Bijapur, fl. c.1630-50)
Scope & Content:
Muhammad ‘Adil Shah II (1627-57). By Muhammad Khan, Bijapur, c.1640. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i tana shah’ (a picture of Tana Shah) - an incorrect identification of the portrait as Abu’l Hasan Qutb Shah or Tana Shah (1672-87). Gouache w...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1640
Extent:
1 Item

37. Johnson 1,18

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,18
Title:
Raja Anand Dev of Bahu and Raja Dhrub Dev of Jammu. Artist(s): Patak Chand (fl. c.1770)
Scope & Content:
Raja Anand Dev (c.1690-c.1715) and Raja Dhrub Dev (1703-35). By Patak Chand, Faizabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above right in Persian: ‘tasvir-i raja anant dev raja-i janbu’ (picture of Raja Anand Dev, Raja of Jammu); above left: ‘tasvir-i raja dhrup dev...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

38. 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