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Portrait of a lady, India
1620-1635
British Museum
London, United Kingdom
Portrait of a lady holding a fan; single-page painting mounted on a detached album folio. A lady, modestly dressed in simple, unornamented traditional attire and adorned in necklaces, rings, bracelets and nose ring, stands in profile holding a peacock feather fan.
Ink, opaque watercolour and gold on paper.
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- Title: Portrait of a lady, India
- Date Created: 1620-1635
- Location Created: India
- Physical Dimensions: Height: 11 centimetres (image) Width: 6.2 centimetres (image) Height: 21.1 centimetres (sheet) Width: 16.4 centimetres (sheet)
- Provenance: Funded by The Art Fund (as NACF). Purchased from Mrs Wellesley. Field Collection by Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley
- Type: Portrait
- External Link: 1942,0124,0.6
- Medium: Ink, opaque watercolour and gold on paper
- Copyright: © The Trustees of The British Museum
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