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Two Veiled Young Women, probably Lilla Amnani and Her Sister

Richard Cosway

Cleveland Museum of Art

A framed drawing of two young women facing right. The woman on the right is the most detailed and colored in fully. She has a light skin tone with brown hair. She is wearing a head covering. The covering and dress are colored in orange while the veil is colored in gray. The woman on the left is drawn with minimal detail and colored in gray. She only has a profile view of her face and a simple outline of her veil and body. The background of the drawing has a simple border that is thick at the bottom and sides and thin at the top. The frame itself has a light colored border with a black line along the inside edge.

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701 × 900 px
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