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1. Johnson 26,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,13
Title:
Aurangzeb
Scope & Content:
Aurangzeb. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with blue and green borders. 180 by 116 mm; page 376 by 249 mm. Reverse: a quatrain written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; 18th century. Aurangzeb faces right, holding a stra...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 26,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,12
Title:
A Mughal prince
Scope & Content:
A Mughal prince. Mughal, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with blue and pink borders. 185 by 104 mm; page 376 by 247 mm. Reverse: two ‘baits’ of a ‘masnavi’ poem written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’; signed by Muhammad Hadi al-Husaini Faz...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

3. 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

4. Johnson 26,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,11
Title:
Aurangzeb before a window
Scope & Content:
Aurangzeb before a window. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing, on an album leaf with blue and pink borders. 223 by 145 mm; page 377 by 248 mm. Reverse: a page of 14 lines of ‘masnavi’ verse with gilt decoration; dated AH1158/AD1745. Aurangzeb kneels...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 26,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,7
Title:
Shah Jahan holding a flower
Scope & Content:
Shah Jahan holding a flower. Mughal, c.1635. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; oval with purple surround; on an album leaf with blue border and plain margin. 124 by 96 mm; page 377 by 246 mm. Reverse: 15 lines of Arabic ‘naskhi’ calligraphy from a manuscript; 1...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1635
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 26,19

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,19
Title:
Ikhlas Khan. Artist(s): Muhammad Khan (Bijapur, fl. c.1630-50), style of
Scope & Content:
Ikhlas Khan. Bijapur, c.1650. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 10 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with plain borders. 132 by 90 mm; page 370 by 241 mm. The Abyssinian officer Ikhlas Khan is shown half-length facing right, wearing a blue j...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1650
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 26,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,6
Title:
Shah Jahan visiting Miyan Mir, with his four sons
Scope & Content:
Shah Jahan visiting Miyan Mir. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed with identifications of the characters in Persian: ‘Hazrat-i Miyan Mir’;’ Shah Jahan’;’ Dara Shah’;’ Shah Shuja‘‘;’ Aurangzeb’;’ Murad Bakhsh’; ‘Asaf Khan.’ Tinted drawing; on an album page ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item