Portrait of Shah Jahan, 1700-1720, 10 1/16 x 6 5/16 in. (25.6 x 16 cm), Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, India, 18th century, 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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Portrait, Shah Jahan, 1700-1720, Opaque watercolor, gold, paper, India, 18th century, posthumous portrait, Mughal ruler Shah Jahan, r, 1628-58, kept, album, illustrations, nobility wearing, finest silks, Foreign visitors collected, albums, souvenirs, exchanged portraits, symbols, political alliances
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