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Johnson 3,4
- Record Id:
- 041-003286504
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003286446
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184689.0x00003b
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100171478732.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 3,4
- Title:
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Equestrian portrait of Aurangzeb
- Scope & Content:
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Equestrian portrait of Aurangzeb.
Mughal, c.1680.
Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807.
Numbered 70 in Persian inventory note; inscription at bottom mostly trimmed away.
Gouache with gold; narrow gold inner border.
301 by 241 mm; page 403 by 293 mm.
Aurangzeb in full armour and holding a gold lance is mounted upon a charger armed with chain-mail. There is a gold halo about the emperor s helmet and his armour is striped with gold. The chestnut horse is prancing to the right; green background.
Note: Aurangzeb is frequently depicted riding this prancing horse fully armoured. Cf. Delhi (1911), pl.XLVIII; Robinson (1976A), V, 85. The same horse occurs in J.3, 5.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Johnson Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003286446
040-003286500
041-003286504 - Is part of:
- Johnson Collection : Richard Johnson CollectionRichard Johnson (1753-1807) lived in India from June 1770 until January 1790. He began working…
Johnson 3 : Total of 6 leaves separately mounted. All the pictures contain animals, some being equestrian portraits, others hunting scenes. The…
Johnson 3,4 : Equestrian portrait of Aurangzeb - Hierarchy:
- 032-003286446[0004]/040-003286500[0004]/041-003286504
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Johnson Collection
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100171478732.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Mughal style
Mughal/Aurangzeb style - Start Date:
- 1679
- End Date:
- 1681
- Date Range:
- c 1680
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: opaque watercolour
- Former Internal References:
- J.3,4
- Finding Aids:
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 114
- Exhibitions:
- The Indian Portrait 1560-1860, National Portrait Gallery, London, 11 March - 20 June 2010
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)