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31. Johnson 55,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 55,1
Title:
Two youths hawking in a rocky landscape
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing: two youths hawking in a rocky landscape. One squats watching his hawk which has brought down a partridge, while the other holds his horse among the rocks. Isfahan style: early seventeenth century. 7.5 by 6.5 cm (page 23 by 18 cm). ‘VAM 1951’ No. 135; ‘London 1931’ No. 719 D; ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1600-1625
Extent:
1 Item

32. Johnson 67,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 67,2
Title:
Mughal nobleman out hawking
Scope & Content:
A Mughal nobleman out hawking. Mughal, c.1660. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 25 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse: ‘qaimat-i tasvir-i amir’ ... (the price of this picture ... ). Gouache; inner blue border with gold floral arabesques, outer orange border ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1660
Extent:
1 Item

33. Johnson 67,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 67,3
Title:
Prince hawking with an attendant in a landscape
Scope & Content:
A prince hawking. Golconda, c.1610-20. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 1 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with inner border of gold arabesques and blue margin flecked with gold. 296 by 220 mm; page 400 by 285 mm. Reproduced: W.G. Archer (...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1610-1620
Extent:
1 Item

34. Johnson 67,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 67,6
Title:
A hunting cheetah on a bullock -cart
Scope & Content:
A hunting cheetah on a bullock-cart. Mughal, c.1600. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 37 in Persian inventory note. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; inner gilt floral border, outer border giltsprinkled on a plain ground. 73 by 118 mm; page 415 by 2...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1600
Extent:
1 Item

35. Johnson 67,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 67,7
Title:
A cheetah on a cart
Scope & Content:
A cheetah on a cart. Mughal, c.1630. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 13 in Persian inventory note (written twice); inscribed beneath: ‘‘amal-i ram’ (?) ‘das’ (the work of Ram Das). Lightly coloured drawing; on both sides are gilt floral inner borders with plain outer bo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1630
Extent:
1 Item

36. Johnson 27,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,11
Title:
Prince resting in the hunting field
Scope & Content:
A prince resting in the hunting field. Mughal, c.1630. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Tinted drawing with gold; on an album leaf with blue and plain borders. 221 by 128 mm; page 336 by 230 mm. Reverse: a quatrain written diagonally in ‘n...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1630
Extent:
1 Item

37. Johnson 27,18

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,18
Title:
A young mounted huntsman shooting a wild ass
Scope & Content:
Miniaturepainting: a young mounted huntsman shooting a wild ass. Plain background dotted with flowers. Slightly rubbed. Bukhara style: third quarter sixteenth century. 10 by 7 cm (page 36 by 21.5 cm). Decorated patchwork frame: plain margins with medallions and floral scrolls in gold. At t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item

38. Johnson 45,15

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,15
Title:
A boar hunt
Scope & Content:
A boar hunt. 88 by 95 mm. Shaivite and Vaisnavite bowmen stand in a landscape with a wounded boar.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

39. Johnson 45,24

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,24
Title:
A hunter in a tree
Scope & Content:
A hunter in a tree. 87 by l00 mm. A hunter hides in a tree above a shrine as a deer approaches. Derived from J.45, 30.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

40. Johnson 45,30

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,30
Title:
A deer-hunter
Scope & Content:
A deer-hunter. 94 by 110 mm. A hunter hides in a tree above a shrine, as deer approach. Corresponds with J.45, 24.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item