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A PORTRAIT OF A MADRAS DANCER
BY A BRITISH ARTIST, INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Oil on canvas, half length within an oval medallion, bejewelled and wearing a gold-embroidered red sari over the shoulder, framed
28¾ x 20⅞in. (73 x 53cm.)

Provenance:
Originally in the collection of Senator Wayne James.

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This painting has been variously attributed to Robert Kemm (1837-95) and to the circle of Thomas Hickey, circa 1805. It is probable however that the painting was executed in the late 19th century.

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