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Johnson 17,5
- Record Id:
- 041-003286716
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003286446
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184689.0x00010f
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100171470919.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 17,5
- Title:
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Madhumadhavi Ragini. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of
- Scope & Content:
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Madhumadhavi Ragini.
Style of Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1775.
Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807.
Numbered 4 in Persian inventory note.
Gouache with gold; on an album page with gold-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled margin.
168 by 126 mm; page 404 by 285 mm.
A lady runs into the arms of her lover, pointing back at the oncoming storm which is the cause of her fright. A bed with cushions is on the terrace.
Note: This is a slight variant of the normal treatment of ‘Madhumadhavi Ragini’ where the lover does not feature.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Johnson Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003286446
040-003286711
041-003286716 - Is part of:
- Johnson Collection : Richard Johnson CollectionRichard Johnson (1753-1807) lived in India from June 1770 until January 1790. He began working…
Johnson 17 : Total of 6 leaves separately mounted. Selected as scenes of ladies, some with consorts on terraces. The pages are of similar overall…
Johnson 17,5 : Madhumadhavi Ragini. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90), style of - Hierarchy:
- 032-003286446[0018]/040-003286711[0005]/041-003286716
- 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_100171470919.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Lucknow style
- Start Date:
- 1774
- End Date:
- 1776
- Date Range:
- c 1775
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: opaque watercolour
- Former Internal References:
- J.17,5
- Finding Aids:
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 259v
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)