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Princess Mathilde

1862
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827–1875)
A cousin and close friend of the French Emperor Napoleon III, Princess Mathilde was one of the liveliest figures of the Paris cultural and social scene. Her haughty gaze evokes the grand manner of French aristocratic portraiture of previous centuries.

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