A courtier. Mughal, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Drawing with a little gilt and colour; laid down on paper. 134 by 111 mm; page 184 by 118 mm. Reproduced: Stchoukine (1929), pl.XLVIIIb. The courtier with full black beard kneels facing left, holding a pink flower in ...
Sadiq Muhammad Khan (d. 1597). Mughal, c.1590. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian characters: ‘sa‘diq muhammad khan’; Persian inventory note (not numbered); also identified on reverse in nagari characters. Gouache; paper border. 136 by 83 mm; page 188 ...
The poet Hafiz. Mughal, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘shabeh Khwaja Hafiz Shiraz rahmatallah ‘laihu’ ... (a likeness of Hafiz of Shiraz, God have mercy on him). Drawing; laid down on paper. 120 by 80 mm; page 175 by 124 mm. Hafiz reads by...
‘Abd al-Rahim Khar. Mughal, c.1600. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at right edge in Persian characters: ‘shabeh’ ‘‘abd’ al-’rahim’ ‘khar’ (a likeness of ‘Abd al-Rahim the Ass); Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache; paper borders. 109 by 70 mm; page 190 by 12...
An embroidered picture of fruit and blossom, European after a Chinese pattern, on an Indian album leaf
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Embroidered picture of fruit and blossom. 18th century. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 8 in Persian inventory note on reverse. Embroidery in coloured silks on paper; cut out and laid down on paper with ruled ink margins; mounted on Indian paper. 82 by 111 mm; page 189...
Portrait of Daud Khan. By Mul Chand, Lucknow, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at top in Persian: ‘shabeh-i daud khan’ (a likeness of Daud Khan); on reverse: ‘‘amal-i mul chand’ (the work of Mul Chand); Persian inventory note (not numbered). Drawing with slig...
Fath Mamur Khan as a youth. Artist(s): Hunhar (fl. 1740-70)
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Fath Ma‘mur Khan as a youth. By Hunhar, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered); inscribed on reverse: ‘chereh shabeh-i bahadur fath ma‘mur khan, ‘amal-i hunhar’ (a likeness of the youthful Bahadur Fath Ma‘mur Khan, the work of Hunhar). ‘Cha...
A lady holding a rose. Artist(s): Kalyan Das 'Chitarman' (fl.mid 18th century)
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A lady. By Kalyan Das, Mughal, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘‘amal-i kalyan das’ (the work of Kalyan Das); numbered 70 in Persian inventory note (repeated on reverse); on reverse of border: misplaced Persian inscription identifying the sub...
