A young woman holding a child. Deccan, c.1730-40. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; red border. 148 by 89 mm; page 191 by 121 mm. Reverse: Persian verse in cursive ‘nasta‘liq’; 18th century. A young woman stands in a field holding a child in her arms. She is ...
A princess enthroned. Deccan (perhaps Aurangabad), c.1690. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 5 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 170 by 95 mm; page 410 by 283 mm. A lady with a...
Portrait of a Mughal nobleman. Mughal, c.1660. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 59 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with blue and gilt-sprinkled borders. 204 by 123 mm; page 410 by 296 mm. The nobleman, facing right, sits against a floral ...
Bhairavi Ragini. A girl kneels at a shrine to Siva playing a small pair of cymbals. A girl attendant stands on the left and the white bull Nandi is lying on the right. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-sprinkled and florally decorated borders. 156 by 105 mm; page 260 by 203 mm.
A nobleman. Mughal, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 30 in Persian inventory note. Drawing; gouache and gold added at Lucknow, c.1780; on an album page with blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 190 by 101 mm; page 413 by 290 mm. The nobleman, facing rig...
A Turkish dignitary. Mughal, c.1625. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 54 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; the picture has been damaged and repainted, notably on the beard and costume; with floral surround painted at Lucknow, c.1780; on an album page with gil...
A nilgai. Mughal, c.1625. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 19 in Persian inventory note. Gouache; the clouds are a later addition; inner border of gilt flowers, outer border sprinkled with gold on a plain ground. 143 by 86 mm; page 415 by 287 mm. A blue bull stands fac...