Java. Rhaden Saleh's wife. Photographer: Woodbury and Page
Scope & Content:
Full-length seated portrait of a woman identified as the wife of the artist Raden Saleh (see Photo 1224/4(35)), her arm resting on a table, and with a female attendant seated on the floor beside her. Photograph unsigned, but attributed to Woodbury and Page.
Batavian Dancing Girl. Photographer: Woodbury and Page
Scope & Content:
Full-length studio group portrait of a woman in costume, with musicians seated around her. This particular group played wayang topeng, one of the traditional varieties of Javanese theatre, in which the players performed roles while wearing topeng or masks made out of wood. Such groups usually d...