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11. Johnson 1,30

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,30
Title:
Squirrels in a plane tree, with a hunter attempting to climb the tree.. Artist(s): Abu'l Hasan, Nadir al-Zaman (1588-c.1635)
Scope & Content:
Squirrels in a plane tree. Attributed to Abu’l Hasan Nadir al-Zaman, Mughal, 1605-08. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 7 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘‘amal-i nadir al-‘asr nadir al-zaman’ (the work of the Wonder of the Age, the Wonder of the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1605-1608
Extent:
1 Item

12. Johnson 14,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,7
Title:
European lady with a dog
Scope & Content:
A European lady with a dog. Deccan, c.1640. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing with gold; on an album leaf with a border enclosing six ‘baits’ of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy, and a margin of florets in gold; a blind panel on reverse. 139 by 86 mm; page 362 by 230 mm. A ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1640
Extent:
1 Item

13. Johnson 14,8b

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,8b
Title:
A hunting cheetah on a cart
Scope & Content:
A hunting cheetah on a cart. Mughal, c.1610. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing with gold, the gold added at the time the album leaf was made; mounted on an album page with one other. 95 by 132 mm; page 362 by 232 mm. The cheetah is blindfolded on a cart drawn by tw...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1610
Extent:
1 Item

14. Johnson 16,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 16,8
Title:
An inebriated European with his dog
Scope & Content:
An inebriated European man and his dog. Deccan, c.1640-60. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with undecorated borders. 143 by 86 mm; page 326 by 205 mm. Reverse: four ‘baits’ of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1640-1660
Extent:
1 Item

15. Johnson 22,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,9
Title:
Bearded man riding an emaciated horse
Scope & Content:
Drawing of a bearded man riding an emaciated horse. Qazwin style; mid sixteenth century. 15.5 by 9 cm (page 36.5 by 23 cm). Paper slightly stained. On reverse, ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Nasr al-Din ‘Ali, with illuminated upper corner. Margins decorated with arabesque medallions and floral ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1550
Extent:
1 Item

16. Johnson 24,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 24,4
Title:
Bahadur Shah on horseback
Scope & Content:
Bahadur Shah (1707-12) on horseback. Mughal, c.1710. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. ‘Charba,’ after an original of c.1680; fragmented at edges and laid down on card. 210 by 285 mm; page 325 by 248 mm. The emperor is mounted as for battle on an armoured stallion. A general sta...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1710
Extent:
1 Item

17. Johnson 27,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,6
Title:
Two young men with a led horse
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: two young men with a led horse. The one on the right appears to be a prince with an aigrette in his turban; the other is a groom or running footman wearing an elaborately plumed fur-edged cap and carrying an axe. A trifle rubbed and discoloured, but good work. Bukhara styl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item

18. Johnson 53,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 53,1
Title:
A trick picture with antelopes
Scope & Content:
A trick picture. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Coloured drawing; borders of tinted paper. 107 by 152 mm; page 159 by 203 mm. A trick picture showing four antelopes seated in different positions but sharing a single head.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

19. Johnson 53,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 53,2
Title:
A nilgai, its insides revealed
Scope & Content:
A nilgai. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache; uncoloured background. 183 by 210 mm. A nilgai stands facing right witha portion of the side cut away to reveal intestines.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

20. Johnson 53,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 53,3
Title:
Two oxen locking horns Made of marbled paper, they each contain other animals including lions and deer.
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing of two oxen locking horns. They are silhouetted in marbled paper upon which a number of other animals are drawn; one ox is outlined in black, and the other in gold. Qazwin style (or possibly Turkish): second half sixteenth century. 10 by 13 cm (page 29.5 by 19 cm). Marbled fra...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1600-1650
Extent:
1 Item