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1. Johnson 1,1b

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,1b
Title:
Hermit in a landscape
Scope & Content:
A hermit in a landscape. Mughal, c.1605. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing mounted with one other. 127 by 58 mm; page 485 by 330 mm. The hermit kneels outside his cave, his arms raised, a stream issuing from a lion-headed rock beside him. The figure of a prophet s...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1605
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 6,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 6,9
Title:
Young man visiting two hermits. Artist(s): Muhammad Qasim (fl.c.1650) style of
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing: a young man visiting two hermits in a rocky landscape. Style of Muhammad Yusuf. This is a very fine drawing and might be by Muhammad Yusuf himself. Isfahan style: mid seventeenth century. 15.5 by 10 cm (page 41.5 by 29.5 cm). Decorated frame of gold scrolls on dark blue: gol...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1650
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 7,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 7,4
Title:
Sufi dervishes exercising in a garden
Scope & Content:
Sufi dervishes exercising in a garden. Mughal, c.1650-60. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 49 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with colour and gold; on an album page with gold-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 210 by 106 mm; page 415 by 298 mm. T...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1650-1660
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 7,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 7,5
Title:
Sufi dervishes exercising
Scope & Content:
Sufi dervishes exercising. Mughal, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 50 in Persian inventory note. Lightly coloured drawing with gold; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 196 by 124 mm; page 410 by 295 mm. Dervishes ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 7,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 7,6
Title:
Mulla Shah in conversation
Scope & Content:
Mulla Shah in conversation. Mughal, c.1650. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 42 in Persian inventory note. Drawing; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 147 by 108 mm; page 413 by 294 mm. The mulla is seated with two other m...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1650
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 7,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 7,9
Title:
A Sufi dervish
Scope & Content:
A Sufi dervish. Mughal, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 34 in Persian inventory note. Drawing; on an album page with blue border decorated with gold, outer gilt-sprinkled border. 153 by 76 mm; page 414 by 287 mm. The dervish, fully bearded, stands with his han...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 10,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 10,8
Title:
A female ascetic with disciples
Scope & Content:
Female ascetic with disciples. Mughal, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; on an album leaf with red border and pink margin. 212 by 151 mm; page 380 by 250 mm. Reverse: three lines of ‘naskhi’ calligraphy with the signature of Mulla Muhammad Mumin; a decorated head...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

8. Johnson 14,5v

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,5v
Title:
A woman greeting a holy man
Scope & Content:
A woman greeting a holy man. Deccan, c.1700-1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; blue and uncoloured borders. 185 by 113 mm; page 362 by 234 mm. Reverse: a drawing of a priest. A woman greets a holy man who is apparently blind. He has a white beard and walks with th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1700-1750
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 16,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 16,2
Title:
A Kanphat yogi
Scope & Content:
A kanphat yogi. Mughal, c.1650. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; background retouched with the same yellow as J.16, 1; on an album leaf with stencilled chocolate border and grey paper margin. 123 by 79 mm; page 337 by 224 mm. Reverse: a quatrain written diagonally in ‘n...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1650
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 19,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 19,3
Title:
An ascetic outside a cave
Scope & Content:
An ascetic outside a cave. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 31 in Persian inventory note. Gouache; on an album page with a blue border decorated with gold arabesques and an outer gilt-sprinkled margin. 159 by 126 mm; page 400 by 262 mm. An aged ascetic...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item