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1. Johnson 8,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 8,2
Title:
Three ladies on a terrace
Scope & Content:
Three ladies on a terrace. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in gold cartouche above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i husn’ (a picture of beauties); numbered 51 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with inner blue gilt-decorated border and...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 9,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 9,1
Title:
A girl seated on a morha
Scope & Content:
A girl seated on a cane stool. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 56 in Persian inventory note. Drawing, the background completed in gouache; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 152 by 83 mm; page 413 by 285 m...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 9,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 9,2
Title:
A seated lady
Scope & Content:
A seated lady. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 55 in Persian inventory note. Drawing, the background completed in gouache; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 172 by 116 mm; page 415 by 285 mm. A lady seat...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 9,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 9,3
Title:
A princess enthroned
Scope & Content:
A princess enthroned. Deccan (perhaps Aurangabad), c.1690. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 5 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 170 by 95 mm; page 410 by 283 mm. A lady with a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1690
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 9,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 9,6
Title:
Five girls in courtyard
Scope & Content:
Five girls in a courtyard. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 11 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with gilt-decorated blue border and undecorated outer margin. 198 by 128 mm; page 412 by 284 mm. Reverse: a Persian ‘ghazal’ w...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 9,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 9,8
Title:
A lady smoking a hookah
Scope & Content:
A lady smoking a hookah. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 54 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 132 by 77 mm; page 410 by 285 mm. Reverse: a quatrain written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Sa...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 9,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 9,9
Title:
A girl holding a lotus
Scope & Content:
A girl. Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 3 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with gilt-decorated blue border and plain outer margin. 158 by 80 mm; page 412 by 285 mm. Reverse: a page of ‘nasta’liq’ calligraphy by Muhammad Hu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

8. Johnson 10,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 10,5
Title:
Two ladies in a chamber
Scope & Content:
Two ladies in a chamber. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with fawn border and mauve margin. 190 by 110 mm; page 380 by 248 mm. Reverse: ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy signed by ‘Aziz Allah; 18th century. Two ladies are seated agains...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 10,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 10,7
Title:
Two ladies in a pavilion
Scope & Content:
Two ladies seated in a pavilion. Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with fawn border and pink margin. 212 by 152 mm; page 380 by 250 mm. Reverse: two lines of ‘naskhi’ calligraphy written in green and gold on a brown background; ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 11,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,3
Title:
Three girls enjoying themselves in a meadow
Scope & Content:
Three girls. Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with plain and pink paper borders and silver rules. 111 by 99 mm; page 306 by 225 mm. Three girls sit in a meadow, one smoking a ‘nargila,’ the other two drinking.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item