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Johnson 9,4
- Record Id:
- 041-003286605
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003286446
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184689.0x0000a0
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100172116828.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 9,4
- Title:
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A girl seated on a textile. Artist(s): Gobind Singh (fl.1775-1782) style of
- Scope & Content:
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A girl seated on a textile.
Style of Gobind Singh, Lucknow, c.1775-80.
Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807.
Numbered 2 in Persian inventory note.
Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-decorated brown border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin.
186 by 122 mm; page 412 by 287 mm.
A girl is seated on a textile spread upon a white terrace. She is smoking a hookah and holds a gold fan. There is a streaky sunset sky.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Johnson Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003286446
040-003286601
041-003286605 - Is part of:
- Johnson Collection : Richard Johnson CollectionRichard Johnson (1753-1807) lived in India from June 1770 until January 1790. He began working…
Johnson 9 : Total of 16 leaves separately mounted. Mostly female portraiture or scenes with ladies. Many of the leaves come from a single…
Johnson 9,4 : A girl seated on a textile. Artist(s): Gobind Singh (fl.1775-1782) style of - Hierarchy:
- 032-003286446[0010]/040-003286601[0004]/041-003286605
- 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_100172116828.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Lucknow style
- Start Date:
- 1775
- End Date:
- 1780
- Date Range:
- 1775-1780
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: opaque watercolour
- Former Internal References:
- J.9,4
- Finding Aids:
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 285
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)