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Johnson 64,41
- Record Id:
- 041-003287698
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003286446
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184689.0x0004e5
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 64,41
- Title:
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A prince visiting a holy man
- Scope & Content:
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A prince visiting a holy man.
Provincial Mughal, c.1640.
Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807.
Persian inventory note (not numbered).
Gouache; plain and tinted paper borders.
223 by 130 mm; page 314 by 228 mm.
Reverse: four lines of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy with decoration and blue-tinted paper border; 17th century.
The prince is kneeling on a white rug before the holy man who sits on a tiger-skin outside a shrine. Several of the prince’s attendants prepare food and hold the horses.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Johnson Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003286446
040-003287657
041-003287698 - Is part of:
- Johnson Collection : Richard Johnson CollectionRichard Johnson (1753-1807) lived in India from June 1770 until January 1790. He began working…
Johnson 64 : Total of 41 leaves separately mounted. The first 38 leaves are of uniform design: a high proportion are in Deccani style. Most of…
Johnson 64,41 : A prince visiting a holy man - Hierarchy:
- 032-003286446[0064]/040-003287657[0041]/041-003287698
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Johnson Collection
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Mughal style
Mughal/Shah Jahan style - Start Date:
- 1639
- End Date:
- 1641
- Date Range:
- c 1640
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: opaque watercolour
- Former Internal References:
- J.64,41
- Finding Aids:
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 72
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Ascetics
Hindus
Occupations
ethnic and religious groups