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Johnson 9,12
- Record Id:
- 041-003286613
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003286446
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184689.0x0000a8
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100172116805.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 9,12
- Title:
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A lady by moonlight. Artist(s): Aqil Khan (fl. 1760), style of
- Scope & Content:
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A lady by moonlight.
Style of ‘Aqil Khan, Mughal, c.1760.
Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807.
Numbered 5 in Persian inventory note.
Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with gilt-decorated blue border and plain outer margin.
164 by 114 mm; page 410 by 285 mm.
Reverse: a quatrain written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Muhammad Rafi; 18th century.
The lady sits amongst gold cushions on a terrace by the light of a full moon, holding a ‘tambur’ over her right shoulder.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Johnson Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003286446
040-003286601
041-003286613 - 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 9,12 : A lady by moonlight. Artist(s): Aqil Khan (fl. 1760), style of - Hierarchy:
- 032-003286446[0010]/040-003286601[0012]/041-003286613
- 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_100172116805.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Mughal style
Mughal/18th century style - Start Date:
- 1759
- End Date:
- 1761
- Date Range:
- c 1760
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: opaque watercolour
- Former Internal References:
- J.9,12
- Finding Aids:
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 206i
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)