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151. Johnson 11,19

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,19
Title:
A lady holding a rose
Scope & Content:
A lady. Mughal, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing with gold; oval; on an album page with pink and blue borders and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 91 by 73 mm; page 334 by 223 mm. The lady faces left, half-length, wearing a Mughal hat with a bird brooch, holdi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

152. Johnson 11,20

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,20
Title:
A prince surprising four girls. Artist(s): Mir Kalan Khan (fl.c.1760-80) style of
Scope & Content:
A prince surprising four girls. Style of Mir Kalan Khan, Faizabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 64 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with orange border. 258 by 200 mm; page 299 by 230 mm. Reverse: a quatrain written diagonally i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

153. Johnson 11,21

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,21
Title:
A lady bathing assisted by two maids
Scope & Content:
A lady bathing, assisted by two maids. Mughal, c.1610-20. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in bottom left corner in Persian: ‘riza’ (perhaps an artist attribution, ‘see below)’; on reverse: ‘majlis-i raniyan’ ... (an assembly of women ... ). Gouache with gold; the lands...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1610-1620
Extent:
1 Item

154. Johnson 11,22

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 11,22
Title:
Ladies visiting a female ascetic
Scope & Content:
Ladies visiting an ascetic. Mughal, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 29 in Persian inventory note, inscribed on reverse: ‘hindol’ (swing). Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt arabesque border and gilt-sprinkled green outer margin. 195 by 126 mm; page 3...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

155. Johnson 13,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,10
Title:
A lady holding a lotus
Scope & Content:
Lady with a lotus. Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with blue border and pink margin. 177 by 97 mm; page 379 by 249 mm. Reverse: eight lines of ‘naskhi’ calligraphy by Ismat Allah, nephew of Yaqut Raqm-Khan; 18th century. The ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

156. Johnson 13,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,11
Title:
A lady holding poppies
Scope & Content:
A lady. Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with blue border and pink margin. 133 by 70 mm; page 378 by 249 mm. Reverse: Arabic ‘naskhi’ calligraphy in two sizes of script; signed by Muhammad Ghauth; 18th century. The lady stands...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

157. Johnson 13,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,12
Title:
A princess seated at a window
Scope & Content:
A seated princess. Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with fawn and yellow borders. 168 by 103 mm; page 379 by 249 mm. Reverse: two ‘baits’ of a ‘masnavi’ written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by ‘Ab dal-Karim; 18th centu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

158. Johnson 13,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,13
Title:
A lady with a rose
Scope & Content:
A lady with a rose. Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with fawn border and yellow margin. 159 by 122 mm; page 377 by 250 mm. Reverse: a quatrain written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; signed by Ratan Singh; 18th century. The lady ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

159. Johnson 15,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 15,10
Title:
A lady visiting yogis and yoginis. Artist(s): Mir Kalan Khan (fl.c.1760-80) style of
Scope & Content:
A lady visiting yogis and yoginis. Style of Mir Kalan Khan, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 47 in Persian inventory note; the note was repeated at the top of the border, but is now obliterated. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gold and oxidised ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

160. Johnson 18,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 18,12
Title:
Khan Jahan Bahadur. Artist(s): Hunhar (fl. 1650-90)
Scope & Content:
Khan Jahan Bahadur(d.1697). By Hunhar, Mughal, c.1690. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘shabih-i khan jahan bahadur’ (portrait of Khan Jahan Bahadur); numbered 34 in Persian inventory note; inscribed below: ‘‘amal-i hunhar’ (the work of Hunhar) with fo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1690
Extent:
1 Item