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1862

Princess Mathilde

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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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Princess Mathilde, 1862 | Philadelphia Museum of Art