Studies for European-Style Portrait Miniatures and a Damsel Arranging Flowers

ca. 1870

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 464

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 table.

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Title: Studies for European-Style Portrait Miniatures and a Damsel Arranging Flowers
Date: ca. 1870
Geography: Made in India, probably Rajasthan
Medium: Ink and watercolor on paper
Dimensions: Page:
H. 12 in. (30.5 cm)
W. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
Painting:
H. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
W. 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
Object Number: 2007.49.97
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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