1635 Béatrice de Cusance, princesse de Cantecroix, duchesse de Lorraine, par Van Dyck (Royal Collection)

From www.altesses.eu/princes030.php.

Beatrice's over-dress is somber, but her under-dress is made of gorgeous material. Like many dresses of the day, it is extensively decorated with lace.

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