A yogi meditating beneath a tree. Mughal, c.1620. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 24 in Persian inventory note. Lightly coloured drawing; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and outer gilt-sprinkled margin. 140 by 74 mm; page 413 by 290 mm. The yogi leans ...
The Mughal emperor Jahangir (1605-27). Deccan, c.1700-1730. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed below: ‘The Emperor Jehangir’; above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i hazrat-i jahangir’ (a portrait of his majesty Jahangir). Drawing with colour and gold; on an album page with three oth...
A mulla with two partridges. Bijapur, c.1620. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 22 in Persian inventory note (repeated on slip of paper on reverse). Gouache with gold; on an album page with gold-ruled borders and plain margin. 150 by 75 mm; page 303 by 196 mm. Reproduce...
Design for a game of snakes and ladders, gyan chaupar
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A design for a game of ‘snakes and ladders’. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Each square is numbered and labelled with its attribute in Persian and Hindi. Drawing with colours; on paper. Board area 520 by 525 mm; page 655 by 6...
Illustration to a romance: a royal archer, with sleeping companions
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Illustration to a romance. Mughal, c.1712-19. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 31 in Persian inventory note; inscribed in Persian on a slip of paper pasted to the reverse: ‘tasvir-i hasan u savaran u luban’ (?) (a picture of Hasan and the horsemen ... (?). Gouache with g...
Madhumadhavi Ragini. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
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Madhumadhavi Ragini. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 4 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gold-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled margin. 168 by 126 mm; page 404 by 285 mm. A lady runs int...
A young girl. Artist(s): Gobind Singh (fl.1775-1782)
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A young girl. By Gobind Singh, Lucknow, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘‘amal-i rao gobind singh’ (the work of Rao Gobind Singh); a Persian inscription above identifies the girl as ‘Bhai Saras Rup’; numbered 26 in Persian inventory note; ...
Khambhavati Ragini. By Gobind Singh, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i brahma ma‘ah brahmani’ (a picture of Brahma with Brahmani); below: ‘‘amal-i gobind singh’ (the work of Gobind Singh); on reverse: an offset impression of a ...
An imaginary courtesan.. Artist(s): Mihr Chand (fl.1760s-70s)
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An imaginary courtesan. By Mihr Chand, Faizabad, c.1765-70. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Signed in lower left corner in Persian: ‘‘amal-i mihr chand’ (the work of Mihr Chand); inscribed on gold panel on border: ‘tasvir-i khiyal’ (a picture of an apparition); numbered 44 in Per...
A girl with a yo-yo. Mughal, c.1730. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 8 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with undecorated border and margin. 167 by 86 mm; page 367 by 248 mm. The girl walks in a field beside blossoming shrubs, wearing a re...