She was a mistress of Stendhal. She is mentioned in his French Wikipedia article.
From www.jaegy-theoleyre.com/page.php?slug=quick-view.
The sitter wears a gorgeous headdress that contrasts with her dark hair and accents the white with red accents of her dress.
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