A yogi meditating beneath a tree. Mughal, c.1620. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 24 in Persian inventory note. Lightly coloured drawing; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and outer gilt-sprinkled margin. 140 by 74 mm; page 413 by 290 mm. The yogi leans ...
Sultan Ibrahim Adham of Balkh with the angels. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 14 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with gilt-decorated inner borders and an outer margin with animals and flowers in colours and gold. 152 by ...
Young man visiting two hermits. Artist(s): Muhammad Qasim (fl.c.1650) style of
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Tinted drawing: a young man visiting two hermits in a rocky landscape. Style of Muhammad Yusuf. This is a very fine drawing and might be by Muhammad Yusuf himself. Isfahan style: mid seventeenth century. 15.5 by 10 cm (page 41.5 by 29.5 cm). Decorated frame of gold scrolls on dark blue: gol...
A dervish seated in a landscape, the foreground coloured in at a later date.
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Tinted drawing: a dervish seated in a landscape, the foreground coloured in at a later date. Good quality drawing with very angular drapery. Isfahan style: c.1630. 15.5 by 8.5 cm (page 41.5 by 29.5 cm). Decorated frame of gold scrolls on dark blue; gold flecked margins.
