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...
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...
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...
The month of Aghan (Margashirsha) : November - December. Artist(s): Govardhan (fl. 1730-40)
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Aghan (Margasirsha: November-December). By Govardhan, Mughal, c.1735-40. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘‘amal-i govardhan musavvir’ (the work of the painter Govardhan); numbered 30 in Persian inventory note which identifies the month ‘Aghan.’ Goua...
The month of Asin (Asvina): September - October. Artist(s): Govardhan (fl. 1730-40)
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Asin (Asvina: September-October). By Govardhan, Mughal, c.1735-40. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘‘amal-i govardhan musavvir’ (the work of the painter Govardhan); numbered 28 in Persian inventory note which identifies the month ‘Asin’. Gouache; bo...
A girl holding a lotus. Artist(s): Hunhar (fl. 1740-70)
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A girl with a lotus. By Hunhar, Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘mashmah’(?)’ istadahgul-i kanval dar dast ‘amal-i Hunhar’ (... standing with a lotus flower in her hand, the work of Hunhar). Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with b...
A prince surprising four girls. Artist(s): Mir Kalan Khan (fl.c.1760-80) style of
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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...
A lady holding narcissi. Artist(s): Muhammad Afzal (fl.c.1740-1780)
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Portrait of a lady. By Muhammad Afzal, Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘chehrah-i gujeratin ‘amal-i muhammmad afzal’ (the visage of a Gujerati girl, the work of Muhammad Afzal). Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with two borders of...
