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151. Johnson 16,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 16,3
Title:
Lady at a window with bottle and cup, styled a princess from Balkh
Scope & Content:
A Bactrian princess. Mughal, c.1680-1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘padshahzadah-i balkh’ (a princess of Balkh); and: ‘chahar rupiyah’ (four rupees). Gouache with gold; on an album page with yellow and blue borders and a sprinkled surround...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1680-1700
Extent:
1 Item

152. Johnson 16,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 16,4
Title:
Three ladies in European costume
Scope & Content:
Three ladies in European costume. Deccan, c.1680-1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Tinted drawing; on an album leaf with undecorated paper margin. 149 by 121 mm; page 330 by 226 mm. Reverse: three ‘baits’ of a ‘ghazal’ written in ‘nas...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1680-1700
Extent:
1 Item

153. Johnson 16,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 16,7
Title:
A foppish European youth
Scope & Content:
A European youth. Deccan, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing with gold; on an album page with undecorated borders of coloured paper. 176 by 106 mm; page 320 by 216 mm. A rather foppish European youth, his sleeves unbuttoned and his stockings at unequal heigh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

154. 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

155. 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

156. Johnson 17,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 17,6
Title:
Ahmad Khan Bangash (1743-71) with a lady
Scope & Content:
Ahmad Khan Bangash (1743-71) with a lady. Farrukhabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 46 in Persian inventory note (repeated on reverse). Gouache with gold; oval with a painted black surround; on an album leaf with blue borders, the outer one gilt-sprinkled. 9...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

157. Johnson 18,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 18,1
Title:
Shah Jahan
Scope & Content:
Shah Jahan (1628-57). Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 3 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; mounted within the text-space of the left half of a double-page heading of a 16th century Persian manuscript, illuminated in colours and gold with blue ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

158. Johnson 18,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 18,2
Title:
Akbar (1556-1605) enthroned
Scope & Content:
Akbar enthroned. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing with gold; on an album leaf with mauve outer margins. 229 by 149 mm; page 379 by 254 mm. Reverse: a quatrain written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Ghulam Rasul; dated year 29 (perhaps fo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

159. Johnson 18,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 18,4
Title:
A princely youth dressed in lilac
Scope & Content:
A princely youth dressed in lilac. Mughal, c.1660-70. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed incorrectly in Persian: ‘shabih-i khurd sal akbar padshah’ (a portrait of the emperor Akbar in youth). Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with blue and lilac borders. 153 by 69 mm; ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1660-1670
Extent:
1 Item

160. Johnson 18,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 18,6
Title:
Shah Shuja', head and shoulders portrait
Scope & Content:
Shah Shuja‘. Mughal, c.1640-50. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘shah shuja‘‘ with a couplet: ‘kasi ra dar jahan az vai khabar nist / mara zin bish agahi digar nist’ (literally: There is not news of him to anybody in the world / To me nothing is more d...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1640-1650
Extent:
1 Item