Portrait of Shah Jahan, 1700-1720
Unknown artist, Indiaexpand_more
Opaque watercolor and gold on paperexpand_more
Gift of funds from Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cleveland and Helen Winton Jonesexpand_more 84.118.3
Not on Viewexpand_more
This posthumous portrait of the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan (r. 1628-58) probably would have been kept in an album, along with other illustrations of nobility wearing their finest silks. Foreign visitors collected these albums as souvenirs and exchanged portraits as symbols of political alliances.
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- Title
- Portrait of Shah Jahan
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 84.118.3
- Curator Approved
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