1780 Countess de Bavière-Grosberg by Alexander Roslin (auctioned)
The high coiffures could have been breath taking as suggested by this portrait of Countess Baviere-Grosberg wearing a powdered coiffure over a dress with a lace modesty piece and forward-back flared engageantes punctuated by a purple bodice and a floral headdress.
Keywords: 1780, Roslin, Wittelsbach family, high straight coiffure, ribbon floral feathered headdress, scoop décolletage, modesty piece, lace, revers, ruching, forward-back flared engageantes, bows, floral bodice ornament