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1. Johnson 17

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 17
Title:
Total of 6 leaves separately mounted. Selected as scenes of ladies, some with consorts on terraces. The pages are of similar overall size but do not all come from the same original album.
Scope & Content:
Total of 6 leaves separately mounted. Selected as scenes of ladies, some with consorts on terraces. The pages are of similar overall size but do not all come from the same original album.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 17,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 17,1
Title:
A prince embracing a lady
Scope & Content:
A prince embracing a lady. Deccan, c.1710-20. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with fawn border and gilt-sprinkled blue margin. 215 by 137 mm; page 406 by 284 mm. Reverse: a quatrain written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Ahmad al-Hu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1710-1720
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 17,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 17,6
Title:
Ahmad Khan Bangash (1743-71) with a lady
Scope & Content:
Ahmad Khan Bangash (1743-71) with a lady. Farrukhabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 46 in Persian inventory note (repeated on reverse). Gouache with gold; oval with a painted black surround; on an album leaf with blue borders, the outer one gilt-sprinkled. 9...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 17,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 17,5
Title:
Madhumadhavi Ragini. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
Madhumadhavi Ragini. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 4 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gold-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled margin. 168 by 126 mm; page 404 by 285 mm. A lady runs int...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 17,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 17,4
Title:
Ramakali Ragini. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
Ramakali Ragini. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 7 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gold-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled margin. 169 by 121 mm; page 406 by 284 mm. A penitent lover kn...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 17,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 17,2
Title:
Sri Raga. Artist(s): Govardhan (fl. 1730-40), style of
Scope & Content:
Sri Raga. Style of Govardhan, Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with gold-decorated blue border and plain margin; edges reinforced with grey paper. 238 by 163 mm; page 405 by 285 mm. Reverse: an exercise written in bold ‘nasta‘l...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 17,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 17,3
Title:
A lady visiting a Saiva shrine. Artist(s): Muhammad Faqirullah Khan (fl.1740s)
Scope & Content:
A visit to a shrine. By Muhammad Faqirullah Khan, Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian on a piece of paper which presumably originates from the picture’s previous border: ‘‘amal-i muhammad faqir allah khan’ (the work of Muhammad Faqirullah ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item