Indian - Portrait of a Lady in European Attire - Walters W913

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Indian - Portrait of a Lady in European Attire - Walters W913

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This woman is wearing European clothes, but she does not appear to be a European. Was she a high-ranking courtesan of mixed blood? Perhaps the local ruler-who would have commissioned this portrait-enjoyed seeing her in this weird costume.

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1700
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Walters Art Museum
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