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Johnson 27
- Record Id:
- 040-003286850
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003286446
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184689.0x000195
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 27
- Title:
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Total of 19 leaves separately mounted of which 9 are Persian. The subjects all fall loosely into the category of court and genre scenes. The album leaves are of similar dimensions but are not of uniform design
- Scope & Content:
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Total of 19 leaves separately mounted of which 9 are Persian. The subjects all fall loosely into the category of court and genre scenes which include some illustrations of popular tales. The album leaves are of similar dimensions but are not of uniform design. Some of the Persian items clearly derive from an album of Persian manufacture.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Johnson Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003286446
040-003286850 - Is part of:
- Johnson Collection : Richard Johnson CollectionRichard Johnson (1753-1807) lived in India from June 1770 until January 1790. He began working…
Johnson 27 : Total of 19 leaves separately mounted of which 9 are Persian. The subjects all fall loosely into the category of court and genre… - Contains:
- Johnson 27,1 : Princess playing to a prince
Johnson 27,2 : King consulting with a minister
Johnson 27,3 : Prince visiting hermit in a landscape
Johnson 27,4 : Prince with ladies
Johnson 27,5 : Yusuf enthroned among Zulaykha's ladies
Johnson 27,6 : Two young men with a led horse
Johnson 27,7 : A prince entertained by girls and musicians
Johnson 27,8 : A prince visiting a hermit at his cave dwelling
Johnson 27,9 : Humayun (1530-40, 1555-6) receiving courtiers
Johnson 27,10 : Prince in camp, possibly Jahangir, receiving a picture from an artist
Johnson 27,11 : Prince resting in the hunting field
Johnson 27,12 : Nushirvan and his vizier listening to the owls in the ruined village
Johnson 27,13 : Old man entering a mosque where is a preacher with his congregation
Johnson 27,14 : Young prince visiting a hermit in a rocky cave
Johnson 27,15 : Persian youth leaning on a tree and a bearded man holding a paper. Artist(s): Muhammadi (fl.c.1575)
Johnson 27,16 : An entertainment in a courtyard
Johnson 27,17 : A discussion between learned men before a portico. Artist(s): Muhammadi (fl.c.1575)
Johnson 27,18 : A young mounted huntsman shooting a wild ass
Johnson 27,19 : The jackals watch the dismounted camel-rider, from an 'Iyar-i Danish ms.
Click here to View / search full list of parts of Johnson 27 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003286446[0028]/040-003286850
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Johnson Collection
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Start Date:
- -9999
- End Date:
- -9999
- Date Range:
- Unspecified
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Former Internal References:
- J.27
- Finding Aids:
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 312
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)