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Johnson 58,19
- Record Id:
- 041-003287601
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003286446
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184689.0x000484
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100171870043.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 58,19
- Title:
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Najm al-Din 'Ali Khan. Artist(s): Kalyan Das 'Chitarman' (fl.mid 18th century)
- Scope & Content:
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Najm al-Din ‘Ali Khan.
By Kalyan Das, Mughal, c.1750.
Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807.
Inscribed above in Persian: ‘shabeh-i najm al-din ‘ali khan ibn sayyid ‘abdallah khan’ (a likeness of Najm al-Din ‘Ali Khan son of Sayyid ‘Abdallah Khan); numbered 48 in Persian inventory note (repeated on slip of paper on reverse); beneath: ‘‘amal-i chitarman ‘arf kalyan das’ (the work of Chitarman known as Kalyan Das).
Drawing, only the head finished in colours; plain paper border.
201 by 141 mm; page 251 by 170 mm.
The bearded Najm al-Din ‘Ali Khan kneels facing right, with a cushion across his lap and a bolster behind him. His jewelled turban is predominantly gold and pink.
Note: The inscription as it stands is ambiguous. The artist’s proper name was evidently Kalyan Das, ‘Chitarman’ being an honorific stemming from the seventeenth-century Mughal artist of that name. Najm al-Din ‘Ali Khan Barah was a brother of Husain ‘Ali Khan Amir al-Umara (no.156). He was appointed governor of Gwalior (Shah Nawaz Khan (1911-52), II, 376).
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Johnson Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003286446
040-003287582
041-003287601 - Is part of:
- Johnson Collection : Richard Johnson CollectionRichard Johnson (1753-1807) lived in India from June 1770 until January 1790. He began working…
Johnson 58 : Total of 21 leaves separately mounted. All are male portraits.
Johnson 58,19 : Najm al-Din 'Ali Khan. Artist(s): Kalyan Das 'Chitarman' (fl.mid 18th century) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003286446[0058]/040-003287582[0019]/041-003287601
- 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_100171870043.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Mughal style
Mughal/18th century style - Start Date:
- 1749
- End Date:
- 1751
- Date Range:
- c 1750
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: opaque watercolour; drawing
- Former Internal References:
- J.58,19
- Finding Aids:
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 198
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)