ca. 1776 Countess of Altamira and her son by Agustin Esteve (Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York USA)

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María Ignacia wears a unique dress with a basque waistline set off with a frilly peplum and a (not off shoulder) scoop neckline framed by a double bertha while her skirt and over-skirt are not supported.

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