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Lady and Attendant in Front of Pavilion

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white illustration of two women. The woman on the left wears a long dress with her hair pulled back and stands beside a sitting woman on the right who wears a sari and sits on a cushioned chair. The sitting woman's hair is down and she holds a smoking pipe. The standing woman faces the sitting woman and holds what appears to be a smoking pipe. The background shows a wall with a large palm tree, and bushes. An ornate pillar with an overhang is on the right. The image includes writing at the top. The image has a black border.

Artwork Details

Date
late 19th–early 20th century
Medium
Colors and gold on paper
Culture
India
Dimensions
432 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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