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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Johnson Collection Subject Animals

11. Johnson 12,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 12,1
Title:
A composite horse and rider
Scope & Content:
A composite horse and rider. Mughal, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 3 in Persian inventory note; numbered ‘22’ on border; inscribed on reverse: ‘asp-i jadu’ (a magic horse); pasted on reverse from cover-paper: ‘yek shabih tasvir-i husn asp-i jadu savar’ (a pictu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

12. 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

13. Johnson 14,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,7
Title:
European lady with a dog
Scope & Content:
A European lady with a dog. Deccan, c.1640. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing with gold; on an album leaf with a border enclosing six ‘baits’ of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy, and a margin of florets in gold; a blind panel on reverse. 139 by 86 mm; page 362 by 230 mm. A ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1640
Extent:
1 Item

14. Johnson 14,8b

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,8b
Title:
A hunting cheetah on a cart
Scope & Content:
A hunting cheetah on a cart. Mughal, c.1610. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing with gold, the gold added at the time the album leaf was made; mounted on an album page with one other. 95 by 132 mm; page 362 by 232 mm. The cheetah is blindfolded on a cart drawn by tw...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1610
Extent:
1 Item

15. Johnson 15,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 15,8
Title:
A princess killing a snake watched by her maids, in the manner of a Bijapuri paintring.. Artist(s): Mir Kalan Khan (fl.c.1760-80)
Scope & Content:
A princess watching a maid killing a snake. By Mir Kalan Khan, Faizabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed below in Persian: ‘‘amal-i mir kalan khan’ (the work of Mir Kalan Khan); numbered 22 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gre...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

16. Johnson 16,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 16,8
Title:
An inebriated European with his dog
Scope & Content:
An inebriated European man and his dog. Deccan, c.1640-60. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with undecorated borders. 143 by 86 mm; page 326 by 205 mm. Reverse: four ‘baits’ of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1640-1660
Extent:
1 Item

17. Johnson 22,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,9
Title:
Bearded man riding an emaciated horse
Scope & Content:
Drawing of a bearded man riding an emaciated horse. Qazwin style; mid sixteenth century. 15.5 by 9 cm (page 36.5 by 23 cm). Paper slightly stained. On reverse, ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Nasr al-Din ‘Ali, with illuminated upper corner. Margins decorated with arabesque medallions and floral ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1550
Extent:
1 Item

18. Johnson 24,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 24,4
Title:
Bahadur Shah on horseback
Scope & Content:
Bahadur Shah (1707-12) on horseback. Mughal, c.1710. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. ‘Charba,’ after an original of c.1680; fragmented at edges and laid down on card. 210 by 285 mm; page 325 by 248 mm. The emperor is mounted as for battle on an armoured stallion. A general sta...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1710
Extent:
1 Item

19. Johnson 27,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,6
Title:
Two young men with a led horse
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: two young men with a led horse. The one on the right appears to be a prince with an aigrette in his turban; the other is a groom or running footman wearing an elaborately plumed fur-edged cap and carrying an axe. A trifle rubbed and discoloured, but good work. Bukhara styl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item

20. Johnson 36,1v

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 36,1v
Title:
Tree with red adavats
Scope & Content:
Reverse: eight red adavats are perched in a tree with Harivallabha’s Hindi verses written on their bodies, the Persian identification is written on the trunk of the tree.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item