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'Ali Adil Shah II (1656-72).
Catalogue reference: Johnson 18,10
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- Johnson 18,10
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Title (The name of the record)
- 'Ali Adil Shah II (1656-72).
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1660-1670
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Ali 'Adil Shah II of Bijapur (1656-72). Bijapur, c.1660-70. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 9 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with fawn and plain borders. 116 by 98 mm; page 372 by 252 mm. 'Ali 'Adil Shah II of Bijapur, facing half left, sits against a floral gold bolster, smoking. He wears a transparent jama over orange trousers, and his gold turban is streaked with magenta. Note: A portrait of 'Ali 'Adil Shah II which can be attributed to the same painter is in the Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay, previously in the possession of Dr Moti Chandra (illustrated in colour in Barrett (1960)).
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- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- J.18,10
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- Not applicable
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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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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- 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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)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), 411
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/7994b363-19a9-4e2e-a850-34c543903a72/
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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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'Ali Adil Shah II (1656-72).