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131. Johnson 28,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,3
Title:
Young man seated against a flowering tree. Artist(s): Muhammadi, style of (c.1590-1600)
Scope & Content:
Young man seated against a flowering tree. Plain background. Style of Muhammadi. Despite flaking of the face, this is a fine piece of work and might almost be by Muhammadi. c.1575. 17.5 by 9 cm (page 37 by 23.5 cm). Illuminated upper corners and frame. 'Pastoral' margins as in J.28, 14. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1575
Extent:
1 Item

132. Johnson 2,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 2,8
Title:
A Mughal nobleman. Artist(s): Mir Muhammad (fl.c.1760-70) style of
Scope & Content:
A Mughal nobleman. Style of Mir Muhammad, Lucknow or Faizabad, c.1760-70. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 15 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse: ‘qaimat-i tasvir-i amir 1’5 (the price of [this] picture of an amir [is] 15). Gouache with gold; on an album lea...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1760-1770
Extent:
1 Item

133. Johnson 4,17

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,17
Title:
A nobleman smoking. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
A nobleman smoking. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 20 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and outer gilt-sprinkled margin. 243 by 194 mm; page 428 by 292 mm. A noblema...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

134. Johnson 4,18

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,18
Title:
A nobleman smoking. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
A nobleman smoking. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 6 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gold-decorated blue border and outer gilt-sprinkled margin. 260 by 199 mm; page 410 by 291 mm. A nobleman...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

135. Johnson 18,17

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 18,17
Title:
A youthful musician playing the vina. Artist(s): Bhoj Raj, Rai (fl. 1770)
Scope & Content:
A youthful musician. Attributed to Rai Bhoj Raj, Mughal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed below in Persian: ‘‘amal-i rai bhoj raj musavvir’ (the work of the painter Rai Bhoj Raj); numbered 32 in Persian inventory note. Tinted drawing, the background coloured in ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

136. Johnson 64,29

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,29
Title:
Portrait of an officer. Artist(s): 'Ali Reza (fl. 1670)
Scope & Content:
Portrait of an officer. By ‘Ali Reza, Deccan, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian characters: ‘‘Ali Reza musavvir’ (Ali Reza the painter). Drawing with gouache background; plain and gilt-decorated borders. 53 by 45 mm; page 323 by 228 mm. Reverse...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item

137. Johnson 63,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 63,8
Title:
Dwarf and leper
Scope & Content:
A dwarf and a leper. Inscribed: ‘2 Lusus Natura objects at Madras’; in German: ‘Ein Zwerg. Ein Aussätziger. Von beyden Arten giebt es hier viel’ (A dwarf. A leper. Of both kinds there are many here). Wash; 7.25 by 4.5ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1787
Extent:
1 Item

138. Johnson 45,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,12
Title:
A girl and an ascetic
Scope & Content:
A girl and ascetic. 62 by 134 mm. A girl offers food to a wandering ascetic, a man is seated in a pavilion on the right.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

139. Johnson 30,33

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 30,33
Title:
Desakhya Ragini
Scope & Content:
Desakhya Ragini. Four acrobats perform in a courtyard, with a pole and weights. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘Nat Raga.’ 157 by 118 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1650
Extent:
1 Item

140. 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