The Shah Jahan Album, also known as the Kevorkian Album or the Emperor's Album, is a series of Mughal miniatures dating between 1620–1820 from Mughal India. The album was intended for a private audience, likely consisting of the royal family and close friends.[1] The folios are generally 15 5/16 inches (38.9 cm) by 10 1/4 inches (26 cm), however there are slight variations in height and width across the folios. The paintings for the folios were made by various artists and their workshops such as Nanha and Mansur while the calligraphic text for the folios were made by famous calligraphers such as Mir' Ali Haravi. Emperor Jahangir started the tradition of commissioning folios for the album which was continued by his successors Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb. In 1820 eleven more folios, referred to as the Late Shah Jahan Album, were added and the album was rebound. In total the album contains fifty leaves generally focusing on nature based still lives and portraits of royalty and favored members of the royal court.
- ^ Welch, Stuart Cary (1987). The Emperors' Album: Images of Mughal India. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 978-0-87099-499-9.