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1. Johnson 3,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 3,5
Title:
Mughal warrior on horseback
Scope & Content:
Mughal warrior on horseback. Mughal, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 58 in Persian inventory note; a damaged Persian inscription on the reverse names the warrior ‘Navab ‘Izzat’ ... ‘al-Daulah’ ... ‘allahi’ ... ‘Bahadur.’ Gouache with gold; on an album page with ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 14,8a

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,8a
Title:
A Christian knight fighting a Saracen foot-soldier
Scope & Content:
A Christian knight fighting with a Saracen foot-soldier. Mughal, c.1630. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘shah jalal al-din akbar -’ possibly an identification of a facing picture in an earlier album. Gouache with gold; mounted (with J.14, 8b) on...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1630
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 20,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 20,5
Title:
Nata Ragini (a horseman in combat with foot-soldiers)
Scope & Content:
Nata Ragini. Mughal, c.1690. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in gold on picture in Persian numerals: ‘53’. Gouache with gold; mounted with borders of blue and pink paper; backed with European paper by the Library. 104 by 71 mm; page 162 by 130 mm, extended to 303 by 1...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1690
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 31,1f

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 31,1f
Title:
Nata Ragini
Scope & Content:
vi Nata Ragini. A warrior fights on horseback. Wash drawing on paper. 104 by 73 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 32,6f

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 32,6f
Title:
Nata Ragini
Scope & Content:
xxxvi Nata Ragini. A warrior fights on horseback. Drawing with a little colour. 113 by 69 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 35,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 35,8
Title:
Nata Ragini
Scope & Content:
Nata Ragini. A battle scene where a mounted prince wounds a foot-soldier having already slain another. Inscriptions on reverse: (1) Urdu:’ nat’ and the time of day in Persian; (2) Urdu: ‘nat’; (3) Hindi: ‘rag nat’; (4) Sanskrit verse (3 lines); (5) Hindi ‘doha’ and ‘kabita by’ Harivallabha (6 ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1775
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 56,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,6
Title:
Youth testing an arrow, his bow on his arm
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: youth testing an arrow, his bow on his arm. This miniature closely follows the elegant single figures of youths by Muhammad Mu‘min (e.g. ‘Sakisian’ fig.119). He has the same attitude, the same long knife and sword at his girdle, the same position of the feet. Bukhara style...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1575-1600
Extent:
1 Item

8. Johnson 66,9vf

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 66,9vf
Title:
Nata Ragini
Scope & Content:
xxxvi Nata Ragini. A warrior fights on horseback. 107 by 70 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1784-1785
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 26,14

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,14
Title:
A Mughal commander
Scope & Content:
A Mughal commander. Deccan, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with pale blue and yellow borders. 211 by 153 mm; page 377 by 248 mm. Reverse: a specimen of ‘naskhi’ calligraphy in two sizes of script, including the first four ‘baits’ of ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 34,21

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 34,21
Title:
Nata Ragini. Artist(s): Mohan Singh (fl.c.1780-82)
Scope & Content:
Nata Ragini. A female warrior on horseback fights with a male foot-soldier. Wounded soldiers and observers are in the background. By Mohan Singh. Inscribed above in Persian with text from the ‘Tuhfat al-Hind’ (f.56b); beneath: ‘‘amal-i mohan singh musavvir’ (the work of the painter Mohan Sin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item