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621. Johnson 11,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,11
Title:
A lady smoking
Scope & Content:
A lady smoking. Deccan, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing with gold; on an album leaf with coloured borders decorated with floral designs in colours and gold. 129 by 57 mm; page 320 by 217 mm. Reverse: a flower-head design. A lady stands smoking a ‘nargila...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

622. Johnson 11,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,12
Title:
A girl chasing a cat
Scope & Content:
A girl chasing a cat. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Deccan, c.1680. Tinted drawing with gold; on an album leaf with coloured borders decorated with floral designs in colours and gold. 156 by 104 mm; page 317 by 215 mm. Reverse: a floral trellis design. A girl chases a white ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

623. Johnson 11,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,13
Title:
Girls visiting a mulla
Scope & Content:
Girls visiting a mulla. Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with two coloured borders decorated with floral designs in colours and gold. 196 by 119 mm; page 320 by 216 mm. Reverse: a floral trellis design. Four Hindu girls bring ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

624. Johnson 11,15

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,15
Title:
A girl playing a vina
Scope & Content:
A girl playing a vina. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Deccan, c.1680. Tinted drawing with gold; on an album leaf with gilt-decorated pink and blue borders, and a yellow margin decorated with a leaf motif. 133 by 80 mm; page 319 by 214 mm. Reverse: a floral design. E.I.C. Libr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

625. Johnson 11,16

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,16
Title:
An amorous assignment
Scope & Content:
An amorous assignment. Murshidabad, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 23 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse:’ raja makala rani va sih huvasim- i digar’ (a raja in discourse with a lady, and three others assembled). Gouache with gold; pink border; pape...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

626. Johnson 13,14

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,14
Title:
A girl dressed as a yogini
Scope & Content:
A girl dressed as a yogini. Deccan, c.1720. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with fawn border and pale blue margin. 127 by 83 mm; page 379 by 250 mm. Reverse: a page of ‘naskhi’ calligraphy headed by a ‘‘Bism Allah’’; signed: ‘Mahbub al-‘Alam ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

627. Johnson 13,15

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,15
Title:
A girl at her toilet
Scope & Content:
A girl at her toilet. Deccan, c.1720. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with blue border and pink margin. 173 by 102 mm; page 375 by 240 mm. Reverse: a page of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy written diagonally and vertically; 18th century. A girl sta...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

628. Johnson 14,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,10
Title:
Virgin Mary with the Christ Child, after an engraving by Dürer. Artist(s): Durer, Albrecht ( 1471-1528), after
Scope & Content:
The Virgin Mary. Deccan, c.1700 (after an engraving by Albrecht Dürer). Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘bibi mariam va hazrat-i ‘isa’ (the lady Mary and the Lord Jesus). Drawing with colour; on an album page with gold arabesque border and gilt-sprink...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

629. Johnson 14,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,11
Title:
An angelic figure being carried on a throne by a demon
Scope & Content:
An angelic figure. Deccan, c.1650-1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with gold-decorated and green borders and a grey-washed margin. 108 by 42 mm; page 351 by 230 mm. Reverse: a drawing of a man with a buffalo. An angelic figure dressed i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1650-1700
Extent:
1 Item

630. Johnson 14,11v

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,11v
Title:
A runaway buffalo chased by its keeper
Scope & Content:
Runaway buffalo. Deccan, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Coloured drawing; on an album leaf with red border and blue margin. 78 by 155 mm; page 351 by 230 mm. Reverse: a painting of an angelic figure enthroned. A man sprints alongside a charging water buffalo and tries...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item