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Johnson 4,4
- Record Id:
- 041-003286511
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003286446
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184689.0x000042
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100171609620.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 4,4
- Title:
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Muhammad Shah (1719-48) with Sa'adat Khan of Oudh
- Scope & Content:
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Muhammad Shah with Sa‘adat Khan of Oudh.
Mughal, c.1725.
Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807.
Inscribed on the letter held by Sa‘adat Khan in Persian: ‘az faiz o karam o midvar ast’ (he is hopeful of bounty and kindness); above: ‘shabeh-i muhammad shah padshah’ (a likeness of emperor Muhammad Shah); and: ‘shabeh-i navab burhan al-mulk bahadur’ (a likeness of Nawab Burhan al-Mulk Bahadur); numbered 10 in Persian inventory note.
Gouache, the figures remaining as drawings with gold, the colour added probably in Oudh, c.1770-80; on an album leaf with inner gilt-decorated border.
265 by 213 mm; page 406 by 288 mm.
Reverse: two ‘baits’ of an Arabic ‘qasidah’; signed by the calligrapher Abu’l-Baqa al-Musavi and dated AH1094/AD1683.
Muhammad Shah stands on a terrace with Nawab Burhan al-Mulk (Sa‘adat Khan), founder of the Oudh dynasty, the emperor holding a bow and arrow and the mouthpiece of a hookah borne by a youthful attendant. On the left, Sa‘adat Khan is holding a letter in his left hand and a ‘morchal’ over his right shoulder. There is a river on the far side of the terrace and a verdant landscape beyond.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Johnson Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003286446
040-003286507
041-003286511 - Is part of:
- Johnson Collection : Richard Johnson CollectionRichard Johnson (1753-1807) lived in India from June 1770 until January 1790. He began working…
Johnson 4 : Total of 28 leaves separately mounted. . All male portraiture, although some are composite scenes, and one (5) has a female portrait on…
Johnson 4,4 : Muhammad Shah (1719-48) with Sa'adat Khan of Oudh - Hierarchy:
- 032-003286446[0005]/040-003286507[0004]/041-003286511
- 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_100171609620.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Mughal style
Mughal/18th century style - Start Date:
- 1720
- End Date:
- 1730
- Date Range:
- 1720-1730
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: opaque watercolour
- Former Internal References:
- J.4,4
- Finding Aids:
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 193
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)