A Lady adjusting her Headdress
Chinese School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1700 - 1799
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
495 x 623 mm
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 500460
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Lady adjusting her Headdress, Chinese School, 18th century. Achitectural setting depicting a scene with three figures in Chinese dress. A young man stands outside a shop wearing multi-coloured Chinese dress; standing on a terrace with his arms crossed. On the terrace are plant pots with various plants and behind these two women are visible in a window, one in front is trying on a head-dress, the woman behind holds a cloak for her wear.
Provenance
Felix Flugel bequest, 1998
Marks and inscriptions
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Makers and roles
Chinese School, artist