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171. Johnson 2,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 2,13
Title:
Ruler, probably Babur, holding court
Scope & Content:
A ruler, probably Babur, holding court. Mughal, c.1615. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above the door behind the throne in Persian: ‘shah Jahangiri salamat’ (good health to the emperor Jahangir); Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache with gold; on an album le...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1615
Extent:
1 Item

172. Johnson 21,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 21,3
Title:
A girl
Scope & Content:
A girl. Mughal, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘tasvir-i nur jahan begam’ (portrait of Nur Jahan Begam). Gouache with gold; oval, with a painted red frame probably done at Lucknow, c.1780; silver-sprinkled border; paper extensions at edg...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

173. Johnson 21,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 21,5
Title:
A lady walking across a terrace at night
Scope & Content:
A lady walking across a terrace at night. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with fawn and blue borders; grey paper extensions. 156 by 84 mm; page 271 by 178 mm. A lady walks across a pink terrace at night holding a burning lamp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

174. Johnson 22,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,1
Title:
A sheet of floral designs
Scope & Content:
A sheet of floral designs. Murshidabad, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on paper; backing-paper added. 250 by 206 mm; page 345 by 225 mm. A sheet of designs for floral motifs as used for border designs on album pages, or on the lacquered bindings of ‘...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

175. Johnson 22,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,2
Title:
Lord Edmund Sheffield. European print on an Indian album leaf. Artist(s): Elstracke, Reginald (1571-after 1625)
Scope & Content:
Engraved portrait of Lord Edmund Sheffield. By Reginald Elstracke (1571-after 1625) (mounted on a late 17th-century Mughal album leaf). Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 43 in Persian inventory note with the identification ‘padshah-i farang’ (a foreign king); inscribed on ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1600-c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

176. Johnson 22,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,3
Title:
Islam Khan Rumi. Artist(s): Ilias Bahadur (fl.c.1670)
Scope & Content:
Islam Khan Rumi (d.1676). By Ilias Bahadur, Mughal, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on picture in Persian: ‘‘amal-i ilias bahadur ibn madu’ (the work of Ilias Bahadur, son of Madu); on reverse:’ tasvir-i shah jahan’ (a picture of Shah Jahan). Gouache with gold;...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item

177. Johnson 22,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,4
Title:
Nawab Buzurg Umed Khan
Scope & Content:
Nawab Buzurg Umed Khan (d.1694). Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘Buzurg Umed Khan’; numbered 19 in Persian inventory note; on reverse: ‘nawab buzurg umed’ ‘khan, ‘amal-i fath chand’ (Nawab Buzurg Umed Khan, the work of Fath Chand), n...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

178. Johnson 22,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,5
Title:
Shayistah Khan. Artist(s): Gyan Chand (c.1670)
Scope & Content:
Shayistah Khan (d.1694). By Gyan Chand, Mughal, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 35 in Persian inventory note; inscribed below in Persian: ‘navab shayistah khan bahadur’ (Nawab Shayistah Khan Bahadur); on reverse: ‘navab’ ‘shayistah khan: kar-i ustad’ (work of the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item

179. Johnson 22,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,8
Title:
A seated dervish. Artist(s): Riza-i 'Abbasi (fl. 1625-1630)
Scope & Content:
Drawing: seated dervish. Signature of Riza-i ‘Abbasi. Plain background with plants and clouds in gold. This is a fine drawing and might well be from the master's hand. Isfahan style: c.1625-30. 13 by 7.5 cm (page 32 by 22.5 cm). Gold-flecked plain triple frame and margins. ‘VAM 1951’ No. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1625-1630
Extent:
1 Item

180. 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