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41. Johnson 18,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 18,6
Title:
Shah Shuja', head and shoulders portrait
Scope & Content:
Shah Shuja‘. Mughal, c.1640-50. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘shah shuja‘‘ with a couplet: ‘kasi ra dar jahan az vai khabar nist / mara zin bish agahi digar nist’ (literally: There is not news of him to anybody in the world / To me nothing is more d...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1640-1650
Extent:
1 Item

42. Johnson 2,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 2,10
Title:
Mahabat Khan
Scope & Content:
Mahabat Khan. Mughal, c.1630-35. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘Mahabat Khan’; numbered ‘9’ in Persian inventory note; on reverse: ‘qaimat-i tasvir-i mahabat khan 30’ (the price of this portrait of Mahabat Khan is 30). Drawing with gold; on an albu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1635
Extent:
1 Item

43. Johnson 2,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 2,12
Title:
Babur greets courtiers at the Id festival
Scope & Content:
The emperor Babur greeting courtiers on the occasion of the Id festival. Mughal, c.1595. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with floral diaper border. 286 by 160 mm; page 436 by 301 mm. Reverse: four lines...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1595
Extent:
1 Item

44. Johnson 2,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 2,13
Title:
Ruler, probably Babur, holding court
Scope & Content:
A ruler, probably Babur, holding court. Mughal, c.1615. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above the door behind the throne in Persian: ‘shah Jahangiri salamat’ (good health to the emperor Jahangir); Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache with gold; on an album le...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1615
Extent:
1 Item

45. 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

46. Johnson 22,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,3
Title:
Islam Khan Rumi. Artist(s): Ilias Bahadur (fl.c.1670)
Scope & Content:
Islam Khan Rumi (d.1676). By Ilias Bahadur, Mughal, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on picture in Persian: ‘‘amal-i ilias bahadur ibn madu’ (the work of Ilias Bahadur, son of Madu); on reverse:’ tasvir-i shah jahan’ (a picture of Shah Jahan). Gouache with gold;...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item

47. Johnson 22,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,4
Title:
Nawab Buzurg Umed Khan
Scope & Content:
Nawab Buzurg Umed Khan (d.1694). Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘Buzurg Umed Khan’; numbered 19 in Persian inventory note; on reverse: ‘nawab buzurg umed’ ‘khan, ‘amal-i fath chand’ (Nawab Buzurg Umed Khan, the work of Fath Chand), n...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

48. Johnson 22,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,5
Title:
Shayistah Khan. Artist(s): Gyan Chand (c.1670)
Scope & Content:
Shayistah Khan (d.1694). By Gyan Chand, Mughal, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 35 in Persian inventory note; inscribed below in Persian: ‘navab shayistah khan bahadur’ (Nawab Shayistah Khan Bahadur); on reverse: ‘navab’ ‘shayistah khan: kar-i ustad’ (work of the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item

49. Johnson 23,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 23,2
Title:
Ikhlas Khan. Artist(s): Chand Muhammad (fl. c.1640)
Scope & Content:
Ikhlas Khan. By Chand Muhammad, Bijapur, c.1640. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on painted surface in Persian: ‘‘amal-i chand muhammad musavvir’ (the work of the painter Chand Muhammad) - the word ‘musavvir’ has been added in a different hand, the rest of the inscripti...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1640
Extent:
1 Item

50. Johnson 23,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 23,3
Title:
Riza Bahadur. Artist(s): Muhammad Afzal (fl.c.1740-1780)
Scope & Content:
Riza Bahadur. By Muhammad Afzal, Lucknow, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘shabeh-i riza bahadur,‘ amal-i muhammud afzal’ (portrait of Riza Bahadur, the work of Muhammad Afzal); numbered 52 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item