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Johnson 6,4
- Record Id:
- 041-003286568
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003286446
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184689.0x00007b
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 6,4
- Title:
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The Virgin Mary with angels
- Scope & Content:
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The Virgin Mary with angels.
Deccan, c.1640-60.
Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807.
Tinted drawing with gold; gouache additions of the sky and grass were made at Lucknow, c.1780; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue borders and gilt-sprinkled outer margins.
Numbered 47 in Persian inventory note.
119 by 99 mm; page 415 by 298 mm.
The haloed Virgin Mary stands holding a book in her left hand. She is being adored by two winged angels; one falls at her feet, the other kneels with hands in prayer.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Johnson Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003286446
040-003286564
041-003286568 - Is part of:
- Johnson Collection : Richard Johnson CollectionRichard Johnson (1753-1807) lived in India from June 1770 until January 1790. He began working…
Johnson 6 : Total of 13 leaves separately mounted of which 2 are Persian. The subjects have been selected for their religious content, which…
Johnson 6,4 : The Virgin Mary with angels - Hierarchy:
- 032-003286446[0007]/040-003286564[0004]/041-003286568
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Johnson Collection
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Deccani style
South Indian style - Start Date:
- 1640
- End Date:
- 1660
- Date Range:
- 1640-1660
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: tinted drawing
- Former Internal References:
- J.6,4
- Finding Aids:
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 444ii
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Christian imagery