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Johnson 38
- Record Id:
- 040-003287219
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003286446
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184689.0x000306
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100186454332.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 38
- Title:
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Manuscript of the Karnama-i 'Ishq in Persian by Rai Anand Ram Mukhlis, with 36 miniatures, including portraits of the emperor Muhammad Shah and Itimad a-Daula Qamaruddin Khan. Artist(s): Govardhan (fl. 1730-40)
- Scope & Content:
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A manuscript of the romance in Persian ‘Karnama~i-ishq’ by Rai Anand Ram Mukhlis, written by the scribe Harkulall completed on 25 Safar AH 1148/17 July 1735. Illustrated with 36 contemporary Mughal miniatures. On the flyleaf is a note signed by the author dated AH 1151/AD1738-39 recording that the artist Govardhan took five years to complete the miniatures. On f.7b is a portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah with his ‘vazir’ Itimad ud-Daula Qamaruddin Khan (d.1748), and the author. The author Rai Anand Ram Mukhlis was an eminent Hindu poet who wrote in Persian. The present work, a romance concerning Prince Gauhar and Princess Malikah-i Zamani, was composed in 1731. The author died at Delhi in 1751
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Johnson Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003286446
040-003287219 - Is part of:
- Johnson Collection : Richard Johnson CollectionRichard Johnson (1753-1807) lived in India from June 1770 until January 1790. He began working…
Johnson 38 : Manuscript of the Karnama-i 'Ishq in Persian by Rai Anand Ram Mukhlis, with 36 miniatures, including portraits of the emperor… - Hierarchy:
- 032-003286446[0039]/040-003287219
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Johnson Collection
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100186454332.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Mughal style
Mughal/18th century style - Start Date:
- 1734
- End Date:
- 1736
- Date Range:
- c 1735
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: opaque watercolour
- Former Internal References:
- J.38
- Exhibitions:
- Mughal India: Art, Culture and Empire, British Library, 9 November 2012 - 2 April 2013
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)