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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Johnson Collection Subject Animals

41. Johnson 54,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,8
Title:
The raven, the jackal and the snake, from the 'Iyar-i Danish. Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
The raven, the jackal and the snake. By Sital Das. Inscribed on mount in Persian: ‘‘amal-i sital das’ (the work of Sital Das); numbered 9 in Persian. 166 by 101 mm; page 289 by 190 mm. A raven is talking to a jackal and a snake holds a baby raven in its mouth. From the story of the raven wh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

42. Johnson 54,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,9
Title:
The crab and the heron, from the 'Iyar-i Danish. Artist(s): Gobind Singh (fl.1775-1782)
Scope & Content:
The crab and the heron. By Gobind Singh. Inscribed on mount in Persian: ‘‘amal-i gobind singh musavvir’ (the work of the painter Gobind Singh). 169 by 103 mm; page 294 by 176 mm. A crab is on the neck of a fisherman and fish bones are on the ground beside him. From the story of the old hero...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

43. Johnson 63,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 63,1
Title:
Elephant with mahout
Scope & Content:
An elephant with mahout, drummer and standard-bearer on its back. Inscribed: ‘An Elephant & Naggur.’ Wash; 8 by 9.25 ins. Note: A ‘Naggur’ ‘(nagara)’ is a form of large drum.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1787
Extent:
1 Item

44. Johnson 63,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 63,2
Title:
Hackery pulled by two oxen
Scope & Content:
A hackery pulled by two oxen. Inscribed: ‘A Hickrie, the common conveyance of Gentoo & Malabar people who can afford to keep one’; in German: ‘Ein hiesiges Fahrzeug der vornehmen Schwarzen, dasz man Huckerie nennt’ (A local conveyancc of high class Blacks, which men call a hackery). Water-...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1787
Extent:
1 Item

45. Johnson 67,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 67,1
Title:
Locust in landscape
Scope & Content:
A locust in a landscape. Mughal, c.1600. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; mounted above a study of a butterfly, on an album page; gold and gilt-sprinkled borders. 115 by 88 mm; page 415 by 287 mm. Seal of E.I.C. Library. Reproduced: Welch (1976), no.12; Losty and Leach...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1600
Extent:
1 Item

46. Johnson 67,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 67,4
Title:
An assembly of animals and birds
Scope & Content:
An assembly of animals and birds. Mughal, c.1610. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at bottom in Persian characters: ‘‘amal-i nadir al-zaman’ (the work of Nadir al-Zaman) - this inscription is unreliable; numbered ‘9’ in Persian inventory note. Gouache; inner border of g...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1610
Extent:
1 Item

47. Johnson 67,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 67,5
Title:
A nilgai
Scope & Content:
A nilgai. Mughal, c.1625. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 19 in Persian inventory note. Gouache; the clouds are a later addition; inner border of gilt flowers, outer border sprinkled with gold on a plain ground. 143 by 86 mm; page 415 by 287 mm. A blue bull stands fac...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1625
Extent:
1 Item

48. Johnson 67,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 67,6
Title:
A hunting cheetah on a bullock -cart
Scope & Content:
A hunting cheetah on a bullock-cart. Mughal, c.1600. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 37 in Persian inventory note. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; inner gilt floral border, outer border giltsprinkled on a plain ground. 73 by 118 mm; page 415 by 2...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1600
Extent:
1 Item

49. Johnson 67,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 67,7
Title:
A cheetah on a cart
Scope & Content:
A cheetah on a cart. Mughal, c.1630. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 13 in Persian inventory note (written twice); inscribed beneath: ‘‘amal-i ram’ (?) ‘das’ (the work of Ram Das). Lightly coloured drawing; on both sides are gilt floral inner borders with plain outer bo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1630
Extent:
1 Item

50. Johnson 67,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 67,8
Title:
Majnun offering to ransom the fawn caught in the huntsman's trap
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting illustrating the ‘Layla wa Majnun’ of Nizami: Majnun offering to ransom the fawn caught in the huntsman's trap. Tabriz style, mid sixteenth century. 10 by 11cm (page 40.5 by 28 cm). The miniature has been somewhat trimmed down from its original size and there is very slight...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1550
Extent:
1 Item