The image depicts a woman standing in a side profile. She is dressed in a long, draped garment that covers most of her body, including her head and a veil covering her face, leaving only her eyes visible. Her hair is not visible due to the head covering. She has a textured garment underneath with intricate patterns on the sleeves. In her right hand, she holds a large, round-necked clay jug at shoulder height, supported by her left hand. A metallic ornament band adorns her forehead. The background is a plain, textured surface.
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Portrait of an Egyptian Woman

Otto Schoefft (Hungarian, 1833 - c. 1900)

c. 1870

Medium
albumen silver print
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
image/sheet: 25.1 × 18.7 cm (9 7/8 × 7 3/8 in.) ; mount: 44.7 × 32.6 cm (17 5/8 × 12 13/16 in.)
Culture
Hungarian
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CPH
Credit line
Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Ph.D
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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