Detail-enhanced, including darkening to show the neckline, by gogm.
The Duchess of Newcastle's dress in this 1825 print is distinctly Napoléonic with a high waistline and close skirt.
Keywords: 1825, Duchess, British, straight coiffure, headdress, square décolletage, modesty piece, high puffed sleeves, jeweled waist band, Empire low waistline, close skirt, brooch, shoes, coat, long sleeves