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About the Artwork
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.
Inscriptions
signed: amal-i Muhammad Hashin
Exhibition history
The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941). East Indian Art. The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (organizer) (February 10-March 29, 1942). 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, Cleveland, OH (September 11-October 10, 1965). The Grand Mughals: Imperial Painting in India 1600 - 1660. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA (organizer) (September 25-November 5, 1978); Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD (November 20, 1978-January 10, 1979); Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA (February 2-March 25, 1979); Asia House Galleries, New York City, NY (April 19-June 10, 1979). 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, Cleveland, OH (February 24-May 19, 2002). Art and Stories from Mughal India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (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).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Hashim (Indian, active 1598-c.1650)
- Date
- c. 1630
- Medium
- Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 5.4 x 3.7 cm (2 1/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Credit line
- Gift of J. H. Wade
- Accession no.
- 1920.1969
Provenance
The Cleveland Museum of Art’s open-access data does not include an ownership history for this work. See the museum’s page for this work.
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00009409
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