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Johnson 7,2
- Record Id:
- 041-003286580
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003286446
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184689.0x000087
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100172116768.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 7,2
- Title:
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Yusuf in the slave market
- Scope & Content:
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Yusuf in the slave market.
Mughal, c.1600-1605.
Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807.
Numbered 40 in Persian inventory note.
Drawing with slight colour; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin.
169 by 94 mm; page 412 by 290 mm.
Yusuf, about to be auctioned, stands on a plinth surrounded by a turmoil of people, some of them coming forward with dishes and bags containing their offerings. A narrow gateway stands in the foreground.
Note: Probably an illustration to Jami’s version of the story of Yusuf and Zulaikha (cf.. Johnson Album 56, no.19; Robinson (1976), no.209). The style of the drawing is close to the work of the artist Farrukh Chela in the Chester Beatty ‘Akbarnama’ (Arnold (1936), II, pl.15).
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Johnson Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003286446
040-003286578
041-003286580 - Is part of:
- Johnson Collection : Richard Johnson CollectionRichard Johnson (1753-1807) lived in India from June 1770 until January 1790. He began working…
Johnson 7 : Total of 13 leaves separately mounted. Most of the subjects are dervishes and mullas, but no.1 is a view of the Agra fort. The leaves…
Johnson 7,2 : Yusuf in the slave market - Hierarchy:
- 032-003286446[0008]/040-003286578[0002]/041-003286580
- 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_100172116768.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Mughal style
Mughal/Akbar style - Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1605
- Date Range:
- 1600-1605
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: tinted drawing
- Former Internal References:
- J.7,2
- Finding Aids:
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 20
- Publications:
- Mughal India: Art, Culture and Empire, by J.P. Losty and M. Roy (London, 2012), fig. 35
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)