For a long time portraits were always of men, often accompanied by generalized female servants or concubines; high status women could not be depicted, and we have no likeness of Mumtaz Mahal, the wife of Shah Jahan, who supposedly built the Taj Mahal as her mausoleum.
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The Minto Albums, from the reign of Shah Jahan, contains miniatures depicting royal courtiers, gardens, and images of wildlife, surrounded by elaborate floral borders.