Arkivism
The Morning Toilette
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The Morning Toilette

1810–25 · gum tempera and gold on paper

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

A lady, dressed in white below the waist, admires herself in a mirror held by a handmaiden. Three other ladies attend to her toilette. She stands on a large wooden stool and raises her elbow high to adjust her earrings, providing the beholder with a glimpse of her round breasts. Ewers and water pots can be seen in the foreground.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineThe Morning Toilette, 1810–25. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 26.5 x 18.6 cm (10 7/16 x 7 5/16 in.); image: 22.1 x 13.8 cm (8 11/16 x 5 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.115

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