Donna di Madras, Two portraits of an unknown woman from Madras, photograph, page, photographer: Paolo Mantegazza, Chennai, c. 1881 - in or before 1886, South India, Tamil Nadu, paper, albumen print, height 151 mm x width 241 mm, adult woman (sideview, profile), Two oval sepia-toned portrait photographs mounted on gray paper showing the same woman from two angles; the left image is a frontal view and the right image is a profile view facing right. The woman has smooth, dark hair parted in the middle and pulled back into a low bun, with visible earrings and decorative ear ornaments. She wears a draped garment over one shoulder and a simple necklace at her neck. Her expression is neutral in both views, and the portraits show skin texture and facial features with clear lighting against a light background.
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Donna di Madras, Two portraits of an unknown woman from Madras, photograph, page, photographer: Paolo Mantegazza, Chennai, c. 1881 - in or before 1886, South India, Tamil Nadu, paper, albumen print, height 151 mm x width 241 mm, adult woman (sideview, profile), Two oval sepia-toned portrait photographs mounted on gray paper showing the same woman from two angles; the left image is a frontal view and the right image is a profile view facing right. The woman has smooth, dark hair parted in the middle and pulled back into a low bun, with visible earrings and decorative ear ornaments. She wears a draped garment over one shoulder and a simple necklace at her neck. Her expression is neutral in both views, and the portraits show skin texture and facial features with clear lighting against a light background.

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Donna di Madras Two portraits unknown woman photograph page photographer Paolo Mantegazza Chennai c 1881 - 1886 South India Tamil Nadu paper albumen print height 151 mm x width 241 mm adult woman sideview profile Two oval sepia-toned portrait photographs mounted gray paper showing woman two angles left image frontal view right image profile view facing right smooth dark hair parted middle pulled back low bun visible earrings decorative ear ornaments wears draped garment shoulder simple necklace neck expression neutral views portraits skin texture facial features clear lighting light background

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