A Mughal prince. Mughal, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with blue and pink borders. 185 by 104 mm; page 376 by 247 mm. Reverse: two ‘baits’ of a ‘masnavi’ poem written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’; signed by Muhammad Hadi al-Husaini Faz...
A Mughal nobleman. Mughal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Drawing; on an album page with yellow, blue, and pink borders sprinkled with gold. 124 by 66 mm; page 355 by 248 mm. The nobleman is shown half-length facing left, holding a ‘sarpesh.’
Hafiz ‘Abdallah. Deccan, c.1730. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in gold above in Persian: ‘hazrat-i hafiz‘ abd allah quddisa sirru-hu’ (his majesty Hafiz Abdallah, may his grave be hallowed); numbered 16 on border. Gouache; on an album leaf with coloured and plain bor...
Shah Ahmad Naqshband. Deccan, c.1730. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘hazrat-i shah ahmad naqshband’ (his majesty Shah Ahmad Naqshband); numbered 1 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with beige, blue and plain paper bord...
Aurangzeb before a window. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing, on an album leaf with blue and pink borders. 223 by 145 mm; page 377 by 248 mm. Reverse: a page of 14 lines of ‘masnavi’ verse with gilt decoration; dated AH1158/AD1745. Aurangzeb kneels...
Shah Jahan holding a flower. Mughal, c.1635. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; oval with purple surround; on an album leaf with blue border and plain margin. 124 by 96 mm; page 377 by 246 mm. Reverse: 15 lines of Arabic ‘naskhi’ calligraphy from a manuscript; 1...
A ruler, probably Babur, holding court. Mughal, c.1615. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. The inscriptions on the scroll and above the doorway behind the throne are pictorial and not legible. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with plain and pink borders. 173 by 120 mm; page 320...
Ikhlas Khan. Artist(s): Muhammad Khan (Bijapur, fl. c.1630-50), style of
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Ikhlas Khan. Bijapur, c.1650. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 10 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with plain borders. 132 by 90 mm; page 370 by 241 mm. The Abyssinian officer Ikhlas Khan is shown half-length facing right, wearing a blue j...
A young man digging by a stream.. Artist(s): Muhammadi, style of (c.1590-1600)
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Tinted drawing of a young man digging by a stream. Signed ‘mashq i Muhammadi.’ If the signature be accepted, and it seems very doubtful, this must be later than other known works of the artist. The drawing already displays the rather calligraphic line associated with the Isfahan style. Qazw...
A ruler with courtiers. Artist(s): Muhammad Khan (Bijapur, fl. c.1630-50), style of
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A ruler with courtiers. Style of Muhammad Khan, Bijapur, c.1640. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with border of pink paper. 215 by 320 mm; page 377 by 252 mm. Reverse: a quatrain written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy on a marbled grou...