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Eddison Collection

Album
18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait of 'A Lady of Persia' in full costume. One page in an album of gouache drawings, 27, of various characters and their costumes, formerly owned by Edmund and Charles Kean, 18th century. Eddison Collection.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleEddison Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
paper, card, glue or paste, pen and ink and gouache
Brief description
Portrait of 'A Lady of Persia' in full costume. One page in an album of gouache drawings, 27, of various characters and their costumes, formerly owned by Edmund and Charles Kean, 18th century. Eddison Collection.
Physical description
Gouache painting depicting a Lady of Persia in adark pink full length dress with a white head band.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28cm
  • Width: 19.3cm
  • Total including mount height: 34.4cm
  • Total including mount width: 24.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'A Lady of Persia' (Written or painted in ink above painting.)
Summary
Portrait of 'A Lady of Persia' in full costume. One page in an album of gouache drawings, 27, of various characters and their costumes, formerly owned by Edmund and Charles Kean, 18th century. Eddison Collection.
Collection
Accession number
S.698:21-1997

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Record createdAugust 6, 2010
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