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1. Johnson 10,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 10,3
Title:
A nobleman and his lady holding fireworks
Scope & Content:
A nobleman and his lady holding fireworks. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with fawn border and pink outer margin. 180 by 114 mm; page 378 by 250 mm. Reverse: a quatrain written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; signed b...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

2. 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

3. Johnson 13,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,3
Title:
A bearded man and a youth sleeping side by side
Scope & Content:
A bearded man and a youth. Mughal, c.1690. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing; on an album page with borders of coloured paper sprinkled with gold. 119 by 154 mm; page 355 by 250 mm. The two are sleeping side by side, the man turned away to the left with his head an...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1690
Extent:
1 Item

4. 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

5. Johnson 17,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 17,1
Title:
A prince embracing a lady
Scope & Content:
A prince embracing a lady. Deccan, c.1710-20. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with fawn border and gilt-sprinkled blue margin. 215 by 137 mm; page 406 by 284 mm. Reverse: a quatrain written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Ahmad al-Hu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1710-1720
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 20,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 20,4
Title:
A girl holding a firework
Scope & Content:
A girl holding a firework. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; mounted with an inner gold-decorated border and a margin of plain paper. 133 by 87 mm; page 192 by 133 mm. A girl stands on a terrace at night holding a firework in her right hand.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 27,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,4
Title:
Prince with ladies
Scope & Content:
A prince with ladies. Mughal, c.1605. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 6 in Persian inventory note; numbered ‘28’ on border of reverse. Gouache with gold; on a 17th-century Mughal album leaf with gilt-decorated borders and a margin decorated in gold with elephants and hu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1605
Extent:
1 Item

8. Johnson 27,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,7
Title:
A prince entertained by girls and musicians
Scope & Content:
A prince entertained. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-sprinkled borders of blue and yellow. 208 by 111 mm; page 328 by 233 mm. Aprince, possibly Bahram Gur, sits in a garden pavilion with a princess and numerous gir...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 28,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,2
Title:
Mounted prince with a falcon, preceded by a running footman
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: young mounted prince with falcon on his wrist preceded by a running footman. Plain background with conventional flowers in gold. Bukhara style: third quarter sixteenth century. 14 by 8.5 cm (page 37 by 23.5 cm). Illuminated upper corners. Illuminated frame incorporating ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 28,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,6
Title:
Young prince with his falcon in a landscape with attendant courtiers
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting:young prince with his falcon in a landscape with attendant courtiers and dervishes. Green foreground, gold behind, with finely painted ‘chinar’ tree. In this miniature, the Bukhara style shows influence from the work being done at Herat by Shah Qasim and his followers. Late...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1575-1600
Extent:
1 Item

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