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Who knows if in the time of their children, these very pictures now painted for Maharajas and nobles will not become their property as well, and find their way into museums.
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The speaker imagines a future when the children of today’s Maharajas and nobles may own these paintings themselves. The works, now made for wealthy patrons, could eventually leave private ownership and enter museums. The thought gently questions whether art created for an elite audience will one day become part of a collection available to the wider public.
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