Evening Dress, 1859 French Light blue and white silk compound weave; L. at center back of bodice 13 3/8 in. (34 cm); L. at center back of skirt 46 in. (117 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Gift of Mrs. Frederick van Beuren Joy, in memory of Mrs. Jacob Harsen Halstead, 1983 (1983.479.1b, c)		Princesse Albert de Broglie, née Joséphine-Eléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn
The lace trimming on the bodice, exposed décolletage, rich and cool color, and expansive silhouette of this exquisite evening dress are striking reminders of Ingres's 1853 painting of the elegant princesse de Broglie. Back

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