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1. Johnson 4,5v

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,5v
Title:
A girl standing at a window with bottle and cup. Artist(s): Raghunandan (fl. c.1660)
Scope & Content:
A girl standing at a window. By Raghunandan, Mughal, c.1660. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘‘amal-i raghunandan’ (the work of Raghunandan); Persian inventory note (not numbered); a couplet written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy above the miniature transl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1660
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 9,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 9,4
Title:
A girl seated on a textile. Artist(s): Gobind Singh (fl.1775-1782) style of
Scope & Content:
A girl seated on a textile. Style of Gobind Singh, Lucknow, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 2 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-decorated brown border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 186 by 122 mm; page 412 by 287 mm. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 9,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 9,5
Title:
A lady with musicians. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
A lady with musicians. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in gold cartouche above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i husn’ (a picture of beauties); numbered 52 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-decorated b...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 9,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 9,7
Title:
A lady with musicians. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
A lady with musicians. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 15 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with gilt-decorated pale pink border and undecorated outer margin. 244 by 180 mm; page 414 by 286 mm. Reve...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 10,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 10,2
Title:
A girl on a terrace. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
A girl on a terrace. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with blue border and outer pink margin. 213 by 149 mm; page 378 by 248 mm. Reverse: two lines of Arabic ‘naskhi’ with a ‘bait’ in Persian ‘nasta‘liq...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 11,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,2
Title:
A lady holding narcissi. Artist(s): Muhammad Afzal (fl.c.1740-1780)
Scope & Content:
Portrait of a lady. By Muhammad Afzal, Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘chehrah-i gujeratin ‘amal-i muhammmad afzal’ (the visage of a Gujerati girl, the work of Muhammad Afzal). Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with two borders of...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 1,24

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,24
Title:
A nobleman and a lady playing chaupar. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
A nobleman and lady playing chaupar. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i husn shaghl-i chaupar bazi’ (a picture of a beauty ‘playing chaupar)’; numbered 43 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

8. Johnson 12,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 12,4
Title:
A European princess seated in a chair. Artist(s): Mir Kalan Khan (fl.c.1760-80) style of
Scope & Content:
A European princess. Style of Mir Kalan Khan, Faizabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 4 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse:’ padshahzadi kar-i faranq bar’ ... (a princess, European work ... ). Gouache with gold; on an album page with two ‘masnavi’...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 13,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,5
Title:
A lady holding a flower
Scope & Content:
A lady. Mughal, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing, on an album page with coloured borders sprinkled with gold. 63 by 48 mm; page 332 by 229 mm. Reproduced: Bussagli (1966), pl.32; Hambly (1968), fig.19. A lady faces half right, holding a flower and wearing...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 13,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,8
Title:
A girl with a yo-yo
Scope & Content:
A girl with a yo-yo. Mughal, c.1730. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 8 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with undecorated border and margin. 167 by 86 mm; page 367 by 248 mm. The girl walks in a field beside blossoming shrubs, wearing a re...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1730
Extent:
1 Item