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1. Johnson 1,23

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,23
Title:
Two musicians
Scope & Content:
Two musicians. Mughal, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i mutarribha’ (a picture of musicians). Drawing; on an album page with mauve gilt-sprinkled border. 183 by 136 mm; page 492 by 370 mm. One musician kneels while looking at the sp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 1,21

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,21
Title:
Five dervishes in a landscape
Scope & Content:
Five dervishes in a landscape. Mughal, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i darvishan’ (a picture of dervishes); a smudged inscription in the lower left corner perhaps giving the name of an artist. Drawing; on an album leaf with outer mau...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 1,16

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,16
Title:
The singer Tansen
Scope & Content:
The singer Tansen. Mughal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in Persian: ‘miyan tan sen’ (the master Tan Sen); another inscription in the lower left corner is not legible; above: ‘tasvir-i tan sen’ (a picture of Tansen). Drawing; on an album page with outer mauve...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 1,22

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,22
Title:
The poet Sa'di
Scope & Content:
The poet Sa‘di (d.1291). Mughal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i hazrat-i shaykh sa‘di shirazi’ (a picture of Shaykh Sa‘di of Shiraz). Drawing; on an album page with outer mauve gilt-sprinkled border. 101 by 75 mm; page 378 by 255 m...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 1,5a

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,5a
Title:
Jahangir standing
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1700-1730
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 1,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,7
Title:
Shah Jahan, head and shoulders portrait
Scope & Content:
Shah Jahan. Mughal, c.1635. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i shah jahan’ (a picture of Shah Jahan). Gouache with gold; on an album page with outer mauve and blue gilt-sprinkled borders. 41 by 36 mm; page 377 by 253 mm. The emperor, facing l...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1635
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 1,26

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,26
Title:
A couple with ladies. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
A couple with ladies. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 41 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; unfinished; a blank paper panel remains between the picture and top border, on an album leaf with inner blue and outer gilt-sp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

8. Johnson 1,25

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,25
Title:
Lovers in a pavilion. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
Young lovers in a pavilion. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in cartouche above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i husn vaqt-i khalvat’ (a picture of a beauty at the time of retirement); numbered 40 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gol...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 1,24

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,24
Title:
A nobleman and a lady playing chaupar. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
Scope & Content:
A nobleman and lady playing chaupar. Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i husn shaghl-i chaupar bazi’ (a picture of a beauty ‘playing chaupar)’; numbered 43 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1775
Extent:
1 Item

10. 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