This is a very well executed drawing on heavy paper of a court lady ,or bijen-ga, done in pencil. It was obviously framed at one point as the framer's marks on still on the piece and that part of the drawing that would have been exposed is lightly toned. The drawing is on paper that measured 11 ¾’ by 9 ¼” the lightly toned part of the drawing measures 9 ½” by 7 ¾”. We believe there is a very high probability that this was a preliminary sketch by the noted British printmaker, Elizabeth Keith. ...click for details
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