This print shows the Marquise de Sévigné in trademark hurluberlu coiffure and a full skirt draped like a mantua.
She wears a gorgeously draped mantua. This is more mid- than late-century, judging by the fullness of her skirt and the mantua draping. She died in 1696.
Keywords: Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de Sévigné, de Rabutin-Chantal family, Sévigné family, Marquise, French, hurluberlu coiffure, attifet, off shoulder vee neckline, elbow length puffed sleeves, engageantes, chemise, full skirt, over-skirt, mantua, bows, necklace