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71. Johnson 16,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 16,6
Title:
European scene with Portuguese figures
Scope & Content:
A European scene with Portuguese figures. Mughal, c.1595. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with borders of gold arabesques; paper extensions at top and bottom. 264 by 175 mm; page 335 by 216 mm. Reverse: ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1595
Extent:
1 Item

72. Johnson 16,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 16,7
Title:
A foppish European youth
Scope & Content:
A European youth. Deccan, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing with gold; on an album page with undecorated borders of coloured paper. 176 by 106 mm; page 320 by 216 mm. A rather foppish European youth, his sleeves unbuttoned and his stockings at unequal heigh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

73. 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

74. Johnson 22,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,2
Title:
Lord Edmund Sheffield. European print on an Indian album leaf. Artist(s): Elstracke, Reginald (1571-after 1625)
Scope & Content:
Engraved portrait of Lord Edmund Sheffield. By Reginald Elstracke (1571-after 1625) (mounted on a late 17th-century Mughal album leaf). Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 43 in Persian inventory note with the identification ‘padshah-i farang’ (a foreign king); inscribed on ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1600-c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

75. Johnson 26,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,4
Title:
Persian nobleman
Scope & Content:
A Persian nobleman. Deccan, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with blue and plain borders. 235 by 165 mm; page 350 by 242 mm. Reverse: a quatrain written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy in brown ink on paper stippled to simulate vellum; sign...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

76. Johnson 4,26

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,26
Title:
Turkish dignitary
Scope & Content:
A Turkish dignitary. Mughal, c.1625. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 54 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; the picture has been damaged and repainted, notably on the beard and costume; with floral surround painted at Lucknow, c.1780; on an album page with gil...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1625
Extent:
1 Item

77. Johnson 66,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 66,2
Title:
An imaginary courtesan.. Artist(s): Mihr Chand (fl.1760s-70s)
Scope & Content:
An imaginary courtesan. By Mihr Chand, Faizabad, c.1765-70. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Signed in lower left corner in Persian: ‘‘amal-i mihr chand’ (the work of Mihr Chand); inscribed on gold panel on border: ‘tasvir-i khiyal’ (a picture of an apparition); numbered 44 in Per...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1765
Extent:
1 Item

78. Johnson 9,14

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 9,14
Title:
A nude European courtesan at a window
Scope & Content:
A European courtesan. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in cartouche above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i husn-i farang’ (picture of a European beauty); numbered 17 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

79. Johnson 22,11a

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,11a
Title:
A lady of European demeanour
Scope & Content:
A lady of European demeanour. 122 by 65 mm. The lady is seated on a throne-like chair with a bolster for a footstool. She gives a sign of Christian blessing to a baby who holds a book as he kneels beside the chair. A cat pilfering from one of the dishes is in the foreground; garden and lands...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1610-1620
Extent:
1 Item

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