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51. Johnson 26,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,2
Title:
Two drawings mounted side by side: a young man holding up a spade, and a Mongol drinking
Scope & Content:
Two drawings mounted side by side: a Young man holding up a spade: landscape background. b Mongol seated drinking, a jug before him. Qazwin style: late sixteenth century. 10 by 10 cm (both together) (page 37 by 24.5 cm). A line of large ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy above and below; gold-decorate...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1580-1590
Extent:
1 Item

52. Johnson 26,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,3
Title:
Hafiz 'Abdallah
Scope & Content:
Hafiz ‘Abdallah. Deccan, c.1730. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in gold above in Persian: ‘hazrat-i hafiz‘ abd allah quddisa sirru-hu’ (his majesty Hafiz Abdallah, may his grave be hallowed); numbered 16 on border. Gouache; on an album leaf with coloured and plain bor...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1730
Extent:
1 Item

53. 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

54. Johnson 26,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,5
Title:
Shah Ahmad Naqshband
Scope & Content:
Shah Ahmad Naqshband. Deccan, c.1730. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘hazrat-i shah ahmad naqshband’ (his majesty Shah Ahmad Naqshband); numbered 1 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with beige, blue and plain paper bord...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1730
Extent:
1 Item

55. Johnson 26,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,8
Title:
A Mughal nobleman
Scope & Content:
A Mughal nobleman. Mughal, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with yellow, blue and pink borders sprinkled with gold. 153 by 74 mm; page 354 by 246 mm. The nobleman with a neat black beard, stands in a field facing left, dressed in white.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

56. Johnson 26,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,9
Title:
A Mughal nobleman
Scope & Content:
A Mughal nobleman. Mughal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Drawing; on an album page with yellow, blue, and pink borders sprinkled with gold. 124 by 66 mm; page 355 by 248 mm. The nobleman is shown half-length facing left, holding a ‘sarpesh.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

57. Johnson 27,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,1
Title:
Princess playing to a prince
Scope & Content:
A princess playing to a prince. Golconda, c.1610. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse with Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache with gold; an illustration from a manuscript with two couplets of text at the top of the miniature; on an album leaf with pl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1610
Extent:
1 Item

58. Johnson 27,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,3
Title:
Prince visiting hermit in a landscape
Scope & Content:
A prince visiting a hermit in a landscape. Mughal, c.1595. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 8 in Persian inventory note; numbered 27 on border. Gouache with gold; on a 17th-century Mughal album leaf with gilt-decorated borders and a margin decorated in gold with animals ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1595
Extent:
1 Item

59. Johnson 27,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,4
Title:
Prince with ladies
Scope & Content:
A prince with ladies. Mughal, c.1605. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 6 in Persian inventory note; numbered ‘28’ on border of reverse. Gouache with gold; on a 17th-century Mughal album leaf with gilt-decorated borders and a margin decorated in gold with elephants and hu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1605
Extent:
1 Item

60. Johnson 27,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,6
Title:
Two young men with a led horse
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: two young men with a led horse. The one on the right appears to be a prince with an aigrette in his turban; the other is a groom or running footman wearing an elaborately plumed fur-edged cap and carrying an axe. A trifle rubbed and discoloured, but good work. Bukhara styl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item