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Studio Portrait of a Javanese Woman
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Portraits of young women were popular souvenirs for tourists on Java. The models in those taken by the mainly European photographers often look uncomfortable, conscious of the colonial lens. Céphas had an advantage as an Indonesian photographer; the direct gaze of this young model discloses her self-confidence and personality.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStudio Portrait of a Javanese Woman. c. 1867 - c. 1910. Kassian Céphas. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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