1785 Countess of San Martino by Pompeo Batoni (Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Spain)
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This portrait of Countess San Martino in high coiffure and formal and frilly dress contrasts strongly with Baronne Crussol's "with it" dress. The Countess' stomacher is reduced to a thin strip running from neckline to the other edge of her bodice. She may even be wearing a robe à la française.
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