The portrait of the Maharajah shows a horizontal folding on the width, in the center of the composition, forming a small bulge? A small tear is visible on the left, where the central folding is. In the upper corners and the lower corners, small tears are scattered. Traces of a previous vertical folding is barely visible, 2 cm by the head of the Maharajah. The drawing is a little bit dirty. DImensions : 64,7 x 50cm. The corners of the portrait of the Maharani have faded a bit ; small warps and small foldings appear by the borders of the drawing, along with small tears. Dimensions : 65 x 50cm.
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