1854 Photo of Empress Eugénie dressed à la Marie Antoinette

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Winterhalter took this picture while painting the preceding image. The San Francisco, California Museum of Modern Art ran an exhibition about the interaction of photography and art a few years ago and, if I remember correctly, this picture was part of the show.

Posted to the Alexander Palace Time Machine Discussion Forum by Katenka_Fyodorovna on 29 January 2010.

Eugenie photo for MA portrait APFxKatenka_Fyodorovna 29Jan10
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Keywords:  1854, Winterhalter, Empress Eugénie, Empress, Bonaparte family, French, feathered floral headdress, off shoulder neckline, engageantes, elbow length sleeves, full skirt, over-skirt, train, necklace, earrings, jeweled neckline

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