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A princely youth dressed in lilac.
Catalogue reference: Johnson 18,4
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- Johnson 18,4
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- A princely youth dressed in lilac.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1660-1670
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A princely youth dressed in lilac. Mughal, c.1660-70. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed incorrectly in Persian: 'shabih-i khurd sal akbar padshah' (a portrait of the emperor Akbar in youth). Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with blue and lilac borders. 153 by 69 mm; page 380 by 252 mm. Reverse: 'naskhi' calligraphy; 17th century. Reproduced: Smith (1917), frontispiece. A princely youth stands in a field holding a 'talwar' and sniffing a sprig of narcissus. The background is green, with a flight of birds at the top.
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- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- J.18,4
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- 1 Item
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Unrestricted. Appointment required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
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- Medium: opaque watercolour.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 105vi
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/18ef5aa1-84d5-4be7-aff8-96dc7eba933b/
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This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: (British Library) Johnson Album
British Library, Visual Arts, Richard Johnson Collection
Within the file: Johnson 18
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A princely youth dressed in lilac.