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1. Johnson 45,34

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,34
Title:
Sarasvati(?)
Scope & Content:
Saraswati(?). Hyderabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; gold and pink paper borders. 164 by 105 mm; page 265 by 175 mm. Saraswati, enthroned and diademed, holds in her four hands an axe, tambur, book and a rosary of temple eyes. There is a flower-be...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 45,38

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,38
Title:
Ganesa with attendants
Scope & Content:
Ganesa with attendants. Hyderabad, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; green border. 78 by 138 mm; page 88 by 145 mm. Ganesa is enthroned with his rat at his feet and two female attendants stand on either side holding lamps; red background. Note: Perhaps...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 45,35

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,35
Title:
Siva and Parvati
Scope & Content:
Siva and Parvati. Hyderabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; gold and pink paper borders. 177 by 135 mm; page 285 by 214 mm. Siva and Parvati sit on a ‘gold’ chauki beneath a tree. Siva holds a gold vessel and the Ganges flows from a small human head...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 45,31

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,31
Title:
Siva and Parvati with Nandi
Scope & Content:
Siva and Parvati with Nandi. Murshidabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘bara-i sahib ‘alishan mister richard johnson sahib bahadur dam iqbal’ (for Sahib Alishan Mister Richard Johnson Sahib Bahadur, may his successes increase); and: ‘ta...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 45,36

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,36
Title:
The avatars of Visnu and other Vaisnavite manifestations
Scope & Content:
Illustrations of the avatars of Visnu and other Vaisnavite subjects. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 85 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with colour and gold; on a single sheet of paper divided into 15 squares with ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 45,33

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,33
Title:
A goddess riding a cat. Artist(s): Ghulam Reza (fl.1780-1782) style of
Scope & Content:
A goddess. Style of Ghulam Reza, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold. 194 by 135 mm. A goddess rides upon a cat in a landscape, holding a lance. Note: Perhaps an illustration to an astrological series. For signed examples of Ghulam Reza’s work, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 45,17

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,17
Title:
Siva
Scope & Content:
Siva. 76 by 92 mm. Siva is watched by a half-buried man as he walks across a field.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

8. Johnson 45,20

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,20
Title:
Siva and worshippers
Scope & Content:
Siva and worshippers. 74 by 130 mm. Siva seated in a landscape is approached by three worshippers. Derived from J.45, 29.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 45,29

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,29
Title:
Siva and worshippers
Scope & Content:
Siva and worshippers. 79 by 133 mm. Siva seated in a landscape is approached by three worshippers. Corresponds with J.45, 20.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 45,16

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,16
Title:
Narasimha avatar ( the man-lion )
Scope & Content:
Narasimha avatar (the Man-lion). 97 by 114 mm. Visnu disembowels the heretic king Hiranyakasipu.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

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