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41. Johnson 36,25v

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 36,25v
Title:
Elephants standing in water
Scope & Content:
Reverse: eight elephants standing in water are inscribed with Harivallabha’s Hindi verses; the Persian identification is written on the sail of a ship which is manned by European sailors and has a lion for a figurehead.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

42. Johnson 36,26v

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 36,26v
Title:
Landscape with caracals
Scope & Content:
Reverse: formalised landscape with eight caracals inscribed with Harivallabha’s Hindi verses; the Persian identification is on rocks in the centre.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

43. Johnson 36,27v

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 36,27v
Title:
Lotus pond with tigers
Scope & Content:
Reverse: a lotus pond in which stand eight tigers inscribed with Harivallabha’s Hindi verses; the Persian identification is on a large white lotus in the centre.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

44. Johnson 36,28v

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 36,28v
Title:
Banyan tree with monkeys
Scope & Content:
Reverse: formalised Banyan tree with eight monkeys climbing in its branches inscribed with Harivallabha’s Hindi verses; the Persian identification is on the trunk of the tree.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

45. Johnson 36,29v

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 36,29v
Title:
Landscape with stags
Scope & Content:
Reverse: a formalised landscape with eight stags inscribed with Harivallabha’s Hindi verses; the Persian identification is on a central rock.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

46. Johnson 36,30v

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 36,30v
Title:
Landscape with black buck and sheep
Scope & Content:
Reverse: a formalised landscape, with black buck and sheep inscribed with Harivallabha’s Hindi verses; the Persian identification is on a central rock.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

47. Johnson 45,33

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,33
Title:
A goddess riding a cat. Artist(s): Ghulam Reza (fl.1780-1782) style of
Scope & Content:
A goddess. Style of Ghulam Reza, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold. 194 by 135 mm. A goddess rides upon a cat in a landscape, holding a lance. Note: Perhaps an illustration to an astrological series. For signed examples of Ghulam Reza’s work, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

48. Johnson 54,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,12
Title:
The hunter, the fox and the lion, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
The hunter, the fox and the lion. Numbered 14 in Persian. 166 by 105 mm; page 321 by 209 mm. A lion devours a hunter while a fox runs away; a dead bird lies in a net beside them. From the story of the hunter who set a trap for a fox but was killed by a lion instead (Eastwick (1854), chapter ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

49. Johnson 54,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,13
Title:
The lion, the crow, the wolf and the jackal, from the 'Iyar-i Danish. Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
The lion, the crow, the wolf and the jackal. By Sital Das. Inscribed on mount in Persian: ‘‘amal-i sital das musavvir’ (the work of the painter Sital Das); numbered 15 in Persian. 167 by 106 mm; page 322 by 209 mm. A lion and elephant battle together, while a crow, jackal and wolf look on. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

50. Johnson 54,15

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,15
Title:
The crab, the frog and the mongoose, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
The crab, the frog and the mongoose. Numbered 18 in Persian. 168 by 106 mm; page 321 by 193 mm. A mongoose devours a frog and beside lie dead fish and a dead snake. From the story of the frog who asked a crab for help in killing the snake that ate the baby frogs. The crab advises that a dea...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item