ca. 1860 Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione photo portrait by Pierre Louis Pierson (Metropolitan Museum of Art) from side detint

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The Countess Castiglione is shown from the side while she wears a flounced crinoline dress with a trés décollete scoop neckline.

ca. 1860 Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione photo portrait by Pierre Louise Pierson (Metropolitan Museum of Art) from side detint
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Mar 22, 2010 1:40 PM
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