Title

A courtesan

Caption

A courtesan, a woman available for love services in aristocratic or high bourgeois circles, arranges a flower in her hair, 1890, East India, Bengal, Kolkata, Temple Kalighat, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Date

Sep 19, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK23F26_053

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

27.7Mb (1.9Mb) / 8.1in x 13.3in / 2424 x 4000 (300dpi)

Keywords

1 flower 1 object 1 person 1900s 19th century 19th-century Alone Asian Asiatic Bengal Calcutta God Gods Hindi Hindu temple Hindu temples Hinduism Historic illustration Historic illustrations Historical illustration Human being Kolkata People Single Flower Single flower Single flowers Solitary flower Spiral-shaped West Bengal belief black black and white black-and-white black-white bloom blossom blossoms building buildings circle circles colouring construction copy depiction depictions digital digitally drawn fairy tale fairy tales faith female females flower flowering flowers former formerly free-standing freestanding hair hairs helical historic historical history illustration illustrations image image motif in flower individual inflorescence inflorescences isolated legend legendary legends lone motif myth mythologies mythology myths nature nineteenth century one flower one object one person open air person persons plant plants religious religious building replica replication representation reproduction restored round sacral building sacred building saga scattered single single object single person solitary spiral spirally spirals stand-alone structure temple temples vintage white woman women woodcut woodcuts woodprint xylograph India drawing drawings reconstruction refurbishment religion religions restoration restoration work restorations sketch Asia Indian