Shah Jahan c. 1630 Hashim (Indian, active 1598-c.1650) India, Mughal Period (1526-1756) Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper Overall: 5.4 x 3.7 cm (2 1/8 x 1 7/16 in.) Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.1969 DID YOU KNOW? This portrait belonged to Cleveland mogul Jeptha H. Wade II, a cofounder of CMA. DESCRIPTION This sensitive portrait jewel was probably painted shortly after Shah Jahan came to the throne of the powerful Mughal Empire in 1628 after the death of his father, Jahangir. He decided to wear a full beard, in reference to his increased orthodoxy in comparison to his more liberal father and grandfather. The artist’s signature appears behind Shah Jahan’s nape. ARTIST BIOGRAPHY HASHIM active mid-1600s INSCRIPTION signed: amal-i Muhammad Hashin CITATIONS The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 782 archive.org Schrader, Stephanie, ed. Rembrandt and the Inspiration of India. Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2018. Reproduced: p. 95, pl. 17 EXHIBITION HISTORY The Cleveland Museum of Art (2/24/02-05/19/02): "Treasury of the World: Jewelled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals" Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115); February 4 - August 5, 2003. Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115); February 20 - August 18, 2004. The Cleveland Museum of Art (7/31-10/23/2016): "Art and Stories from Mughal India" J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (3/13/2018 - 6/24/2018): 'Rembrandt and the Inspiration of India", Plate 17, p. 95. The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941). Exhibition of the Month: Indian Miniatures. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 15-September 28, 1952). Juxtapositions. The Cleveland Museum of Art (September 11-October 10, 1965). Portraiture: The Image of the Individual. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 22, 1983-January 22, 1984). Treasury of the World: Jeweled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals. The Cleveland Museum of Art (February 24-May 19, 2002). Art and Stories from Mughal India. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016). Rembrandt and the Inspiration of India. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (organizer) (March 13-June 24, 2018).