Studies for European-Style Portrait Miniatures and a Damsel Arranging Flowers ca. 1870 This page comprises a series of individual portrait studies of European subjects in oval frames, likely preparations for small ivory brooches or pendants. The subjects are identified via inscriptions written in Persian. The central sketch depicts a lady in Indian dress and jewelry, though the treatment of her downcast, half-closed eye, delicate lips, and angular nose suggest a European or Anglo-Indian heritage. She arranges flowers in a vase on a European Studies for European-Style Portrait Miniature
Studies for European-Style Portrait Miniatures and a Damsel Arranging Flowers ca. 1870 This page comprises a series of individual portrait studies of European subjects in oval frames, likely preparations for small ivory brooches or pendants. The subjects are identified via inscriptions written in Persian. The central sketch depicts a lady in Indian dress and jewelry, though the treatment of her downcast, half-closed eye, delicate lips, and angular nose suggest a European or Anglo-Indian heritage. She arranges flowers in a vase on a European Studies for European-Style Portrait Miniatures and a Damsel Arranging Flowers. ca. 1870. Ink and watercolor on paper. Made in India, probably Rajasthan. Codices
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