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31. Johnson 7,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 7,1
Title:
Red Fort, Agra
Scope & Content:
The Red Fort, Agra. Mughal, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 11 in Persian inventory note. Gouache; paper extensions above and below. 270 by 295 mm; page 418 by 310 mm. A view of the Agra Fort from the East with the river Jumna in the foreground, the Moti Masji...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

32. Johnson 7,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 7,2
Title:
Yusuf in the slave market
Scope & Content:
Yusuf in the slave market. Mughal, c.1600-1605. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 40 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with slight colour; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 169 by 94 mm; page 412 by 290 mm. Yusuf, about to...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1600-1605
Extent:
1 Item

33. Johnson 7,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 7,3
Title:
Sufis in ecstasy. Artist(s): Muhammad Nadir al-Samarqandi (fl.c.1650-1655)
Scope & Content:
Sufis in ecstasy. Attributed to Muhammad Nadir al-Samarqandi, Mughal, c.1650-55. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above doorway in Persian: ‘chih majlis ki daru ganj-i kibriya bakhshand, hazar afsar-i shahi bi [sic] gadar bakhshand’ (what a session in which they bestow a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1650-1655
Extent:
1 Item

34. Johnson 8,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 8,4
Title:
Akbar ordering the slaughter to cease, scene from the Akbar-nama
Scope & Content:
Akbar ordering the slaughter to cease. Mughal, c.1590. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with plain border and modern extensions of grey paper. 306 by 185 mm; page 416 by 295 mm. Reproduced: Ashton (1950), no.672, pl.130; W.G. Archer (1960), pl....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1590
Extent:
1 Item

35. Johnson 8,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 8,5
Title:
Idris instructing mankind in the art of weaving
Scope & Content:
Idris giving instruction to mankind in the art of weaving. Mughal, c.1590. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache; an illustration from a manuscript with two lines of ‘nasta'liq’ text at top left corner, and two lines at bottom right corner...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1590
Extent:
1 Item

36. Johnson 9,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 9,4
Title:
A girl seated on a textile. Artist(s): Gobind Singh (fl.1775-1782) style of
Scope & Content:
A girl seated on a textile. Style of Gobind Singh, Lucknow, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 2 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-decorated brown border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 186 by 122 mm; page 412 by 287 mm. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

37. Johnson 9,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 9,5
Title:
A lady with musicians. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
A lady with musicians. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in gold cartouche above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i husn’ (a picture of beauties); numbered 52 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-decorated b...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

38. Johnson 9,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 9,7
Title:
A lady with musicians. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
A lady with musicians. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 15 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with gilt-decorated pale pink border and undecorated outer margin. 244 by 180 mm; page 414 by 286 mm. Reve...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

39. Johnson 10,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 10,2
Title:
A girl on a terrace. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
A girl on a terrace. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with blue border and outer pink margin. 213 by 149 mm; page 378 by 248 mm. Reverse: two lines of Arabic ‘naskhi’ with a ‘bait’ in Persian ‘nasta‘liq...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

40. Johnson 10,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 10,4
Title:
A prince and princess in a landscape beside a waterfall
Scope & Content:
A prince and princess in a landscape. Mughal, c.1635-40. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with fawn border and plain margin. 188 by 123 mm; page 377 by 249 mm. Reverse: four lines of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy signed by Muhammad Aslam; 17th centur...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1635-1640
Extent:
1 Item