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151. Johnson 64,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,13
Title:
Prince offering a dish to Shah Jahan
Scope & Content:
A prince offering a dish to Shah Jahan. Mughal, c.1630. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘Muhammad Sadiq Khusrau’ - perhaps intended as an identification of the prince. Gouache; three borders of gilt floral decoration. 183 by 125 mm; page 324 by 230 mm...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1630
Extent:
1 Item

152. Johnson 4,5v

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,5v
Title:
A girl standing at a window with bottle and cup. Artist(s): Raghunandan (fl. c.1660)
Scope & Content:
A girl standing at a window. By Raghunandan, Mughal, c.1660. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘‘amal-i raghunandan’ (the work of Raghunandan); Persian inventory note (not numbered); a couplet written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy above the miniature transl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1660
Extent:
1 Item

153. Johnson 16,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 16,5
Title:
A scene with a European female portrait and two attendants. Artist(s): Mir Kalan Khan (fl.c.1760-80) style of
Scope & Content:
Scene with portrait. Style of Mir Kalan Khan, Lucknow, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-sprinkled borders and margin. 148 by 117 mm; page 333 by 228 mm. The wall in a marble pavilion with an octagonal pond before it has an...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

154. Johnson 40,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 40,4
Title:
Krishna playing the flute. Artist(s): Mul Chand (fl.c.1760-1780) style of
Scope & Content:
Krishna playing the flute. Style of Mul Chand, Faizabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 80 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with inner gilt-decorated borders and plain outer margin. 185 by 124 mm; page 336 by 230 mm. Krishna is s...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

155. Johnson 51,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,10
Title:
Siva outside a cave, with Parvati and Nandi. Artist(s): Mohan Singh (fl.c.1780-82)
Scope & Content:
Siva. By Mohan Singh, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed below in Persian: ‘‘amal-i mohan singh’ (the work of Mohan Singh); above: ‘tasvir-i mahadev ma‘ah parvati’ (a picture of Mahadev and Parvati). Drawing on paper with undecorated border. 230 by 143 m...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

156. Johnson 10,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 10,6
Title:
A scene at a well, a girl offering water to a horseman
Scope & Content:
Scene at a well. Mughal, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with fawn border and plain margin. 236 by 161 mm; page 378 by 248 mm. Reverse: a quatrain in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy. A girl offers water to a prince who has arrived at a well ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

157. Johnson 1,20

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,20
Title:
A Mufti standing in a landscape.. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90)
Scope & Content:
Portrait of a mufti. By Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Signed in lower left corner in Persian: ‘‘amal-i bahadur singh musavvir’ (the work of the artist Bahadur Singh). Gouache with gold; on an album page with plain borders. 212 by 135 mm; page 5...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

158. Johnson 40,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 40,1
Title:
Gajendra-moksa, Visnu rescuing the elephant. Artist(s): Mihr Chand (fl.1760s-70s)
Scope & Content:
Gajendra-moksha. By Mihr Chand, Faizabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘‘amal-i mihr chand’ (the work of Mihr Chand); and: ‘‘amal-i rai fateh chand’ (the work of Rai Fath Chand), deleted; numbered 16 in Persian inventory note; beneath, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

159. Johnson 23,14

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 23,14
Title:
Shaikh Hidayat Allah Sahib Jiv. Artist(s): Utam Chand (fl. 1775-1781)
Scope & Content:
Shaikh Hidayat Allah Sahib Jiv. By Utam Chand, Lucknow, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i sharif shaikh hidayat allah sahib jiv’ (a picture of Sharif Shaikh Hidayat Allah Sahib Jiv); numbered 15 in Persian inventory note; on reverse:...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

160. Johnson 12,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 12,4
Title:
A European princess seated in a chair. Artist(s): Mir Kalan Khan (fl.c.1760-80) style of
Scope & Content:
A European princess. Style of Mir Kalan Khan, Faizabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 4 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse:’ padshahzadi kar-i faranq bar’ ... (a princess, European work ... ). Gouache with gold; on an album page with two ‘masnavi’...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item