Two Veiled Young Women, probably Lilla Amnani and Her Sister
Cleveland Museum of Art

Two Veiled Young Women, probably Lilla Amnani and Her Sister

Richard Cosway (British, 1742–1821) · 1786

graphite, watercolor, red chalk on paper
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

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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