Caption

Woman combing a young girl's hair, sketchbook page, In an interior space, of which a corner of two walls is visible, a Eurasian woman and a girl are sitting on a rolled-out mat or rug. They are both drawn from the right side. The woman on the left, seated side-saddle, is combing the hair of the girl sitting cross-legged in front of her. In her left hand, the woman holds a comb. The woman is wearing a wrap skirt (redda) and a Portuguese blouse with a V-neck and long sleeves (hatte); her hair is tied back in a bun (condé). The girl is also wearing a wrap skirt and a blouse with long sleeves. Her long hair is combed back in a braid. Sheet 60 from a sketchbook with 117 sheets., draftsman (artist): Esaias Boursse, Sri Lanka, 1662, Esaias Boursse, draftsman (artist), South Asia, materials by function, paper, ink, brush, grey brush, height 148 mm x width 196 mm, comb, brush and other tools (care of the hair) - AA -, women, Eurasion, half-caste, styles of hairdress (with NAME) -, skirt (with NAME), clothing for the upper part of the body (with NAME), overseas history, Colombo, Period, 1662 - 1670, A monochrome pencil drawing shows two seated figures on a plain surface; an adult figure sits behind a child figure and appears to be arranging the child's hair with both hands, while the child sits facing slightly away with head bowed. Both figures wear loose, draped clothing with visible folds and creases, and the adult's hair is pulled back into a bun. The composition occupies the left portion of the paper, leaving a large empty background with faint horizontal lines and subtle shading. The shading around the figures emphasizes their forms and the contours of the fabric, and the visible feet of the adult rest on the ground with toes drawn in detail.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A75_451

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41.4Mb (8.4Mb) / 14.6in x 11.0in / 4376 x 3308 (300dpi)

Keywords

Woman combing young girl's hair sketchbook page interior space corner two walls visible Eurasian woman girl sitting rolled- mat rug drawn right side woman left seated side-saddle combing hair cross-legged front left hand woman holds comb wearing wrap skirt redda Portuguese blouse V-neck long sleeves hatte tied back bun condé also wearing blouse long hair combed back braid Sheet 60 sketchbook 117 sheets draftsman artist Esaias Boursse Sri Lanka 1662 South Asia materials function paper ink brush grey brush height 148 mm x width 196 mm tools care - Aa - women Eurasion half-caste styles hairdress Name - skirt clothing upper part body overseas history Colombo Period 1662 - 1670 monochrome pencil drawing two seated figures plain surface adult figure sits child figure arranging child's hair hands child sits facing slightly away head bowed wear loose draped clothing visible folds creases adult's hair pulled back composition occupies left portion leaving large empty background faint horizontal lines subtle shading shading figures emphasizes forms contours fabric visible feet adult rest ground toes drawn detail