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Johnson 48
- Record Id:
- 040-003287454
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003286446
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184689.0x0003f1
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 48
- Title:
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Total of 10 pictures separately mounted illustrating the avataras of Vishnu.
- Scope & Content:
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Total of 10 pictures separately mounted illustrating the ‘avataras’ of Vishnu. The original series of 10 was incomplete and was made up with 4 pictures of Lucknow manufacture, probably to Johnson's order (nos 1, 6, 8 and 9).
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Johnson Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003286446
040-003287454 - Is part of:
- Johnson Collection : Richard Johnson CollectionRichard Johnson (1753-1807) lived in India from June 1770 until January 1790. He began working…
Johnson 48 : Total of 10 pictures separately mounted illustrating the avataras of Vishnu. - Contains:
- Johnson 48,1, 6, 8 and 9 : J.48,1, 6, 8 and 9 Four illustrations of the avatar’s’ of Visnu. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow,…
Johnson 48,3 : Varaha avatar ( the boar )
Johnson 48,4 : Narasimha avatar (the man-lion )
Johnson 48,5 : Vamana avatar ( the dwarf )
Johnson 48,7 : Rama avatar
Johnson 48,10 : Kalki avatar (the white horse)
Johnson 48,2 : Kurma avatara (the Tortoise)
Click here to View / search full list of parts of Johnson 48 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003286446[0049]/040-003287454
- 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.48
- Finding Aids:
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 314
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)