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Richard Cosway

Two Veiled Young Women, probably Lilla Amnani and Her Sister

1786
graphite, watercolor, red chalk on paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The unspecific attire of these two ladies, with vaguely Ottoman robes and vaguely Greek headdresses, has led scholars to believe that the artist contrived the ensembles from a costume book rather than from specific people.

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