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Johnson 66,1
- Record Id:
- 041-003287702
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003286446
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184689.0x0004e9
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100172097915.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 66,1
- Title:
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Muhammad Shah making love. Artist(s): Chitarman (fl. 1720-30)
- Scope & Content:
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Muhammad Shah making love.
By Chitarman, Mughal, c.1720-30.
Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807.
Signed at bottom in Persian characters in gold: ‘‘amal-i khanazad chitarman’ (the work of the palace-born Chitarman).
Gouache; gilt-decorated and green borders added later.
390 by 308 mm; page 507 by 414 mm.
The emperor is making love upon a bed placed on a verandah before a fountain and pool, with two girl attendants standing on either side holding a’ morchal’ and fan. There is a green halo about the emperor’s head and he still wears his white jama and turban. Flowers are in the foreground, and the canopy and blinds above are decorated with gold flowers.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Johnson Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003286446
040-003287701
041-003287702 - Is part of:
- Johnson Collection : Richard Johnson CollectionRichard Johnson (1753-1807) lived in India from June 1770 until January 1790. He began working…
Johnson 66 : Total of 11 leaves separately mounted.
Johnson 66,1 : Muhammad Shah making love. Artist(s): Chitarman (fl. 1720-30) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003286446[0067]/040-003287701[0001]/041-003287702
- 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_100172097915.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Mughal style
Mughal/18th century style - Start Date:
- 1720
- End Date:
- 1730
- Date Range:
- 1720-1730
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: opaque watercolour
- Former Internal References:
- J.66,1
- Finding Aids:
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 160
- Exhibitions:
- The Indian Portrait 1560-1860, National Portrait Gallery, London, 11 March - 20 June 2010
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)