Two portraits of an unknown girl from the Lepcha, Donna lepcha, d'anni 16, photograph, page, photographer: Paolo Mantegazza, India, c. 1881 - in or before 1886, Paolo Mantegazza, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 151 mm x width 241 mm, adolescent, young woman, maiden (sideview, profile), maiden (front view), Two oval sepia photographs mounted on a gray background show the same young woman in different poses; the left image is a front-facing portrait with her head and shoulders visible, she has dark hair pulled back and wears a layered necklace and a textured outer garment, her expression is neutral with slightly parted lips, and the lighting creates soft shadows across her face; the right image is a profile view of her facing right, showing her hair gathered at the back, the same necklace and outer garment visible from the side, and similar soft lighting and vignette around the edges of the oval.
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Two portraits of an unknown girl from the Lepcha, Donna lepcha, d'anni 16, photograph, page, photographer: Paolo Mantegazza, India, c. 1881 - in or before 1886, Paolo Mantegazza, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 151 mm x width 241 mm, adolescent, young woman, maiden (sideview, profile), maiden (front view), Two oval sepia photographs mounted on a gray background show the same young woman in different poses; the left image is a front-facing portrait with her head and shoulders visible, she has dark hair pulled back and wears a layered necklace and a textured outer garment, her expression is neutral with slightly parted lips, and the lighting creates soft shadows across her face; the right image is a profile view of her facing right, showing her hair gathered at the back, the same necklace and outer garment visible from the side, and similar soft lighting and vignette around the edges of the oval.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B09_283

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Two portraits unknown girl Lepcha Donna lepcha d'anni 16 photograph page photographer Paolo Mantegazza India c 1881 - 1886 paper albumen print height 151 mm x width 241 mm adolescent young woman maiden sideview profile front view Two oval sepia photographs mounted gray background different poses left image front-facing portrait head shoulders visible dark hair pulled back wears layered necklace textured outer garment expression neutral slightly parted lips lighting creates soft shadows across face right image profile view facing right showing hair gathered necklace outer garment visible side soft lighting vignette edges oval

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