This portrait shows Hortense dressed less theatrically than she, and other Ladies, were portrayed. Her hair is cut short, almost bobbed. Her gold brocaded dress is opulent, but not overwhelming.
Keywords: van Egmont, Hortense Mancini, Mancini family, de La Porte family, Duchess, mistress, Charles II, curly coiffure, jeweled headdress, scoop neckline, bertha, elbow length puffed notched over-sleeves, bows, slashed sleeves, cuffs, elbow length puffed under-sleeves, vee waistline, full skirt, over-skirt, lining, necklace, jeweled bodice ornament, clasps, wrap