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| Pierre-Louis Pierson Elvira in cheval glass 1860s Metropolitan Museum |
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| Pierre-Louis Pierson La peignoir plisié 1860s Metropolitan Museum |
Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione (1837-1899) poses above as Elvira, heroine of the bel canto opera I Puritani by Vincenzo Bellini. Pierre-Louis Pierson and his large-format camera collaborated with her on numerous role-playing dress-up projects of the 1860s. The Countess also hired painters to embellish selected prints, and in several cases embellished them with her own bold brushstrokes.
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| Pierre-Louis Pierson Ritrosetta 1860s Metropolitan Museum |
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| Pierre-Louis Pierson Variations on the Elvira and Ritrosetta Dresses 1860s Metropolitan Museum |
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| Pierre-Louis Pierson Variations on the Elvira Dress 1860s Metropolitan Museum |
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| Pierre-Louis Pierson The Red Bow 1860s Metropolitan Museum |
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| Pierre-Louis Pierson The Red Bow 1860s Metropolitan Museum |
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| Pierre-Louis Pierson La Comtesse reclining in dark dress with chain around neck 1860s Metropolitan Museum |
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| Pierre-Louis Pierson Virginie 1860s Metropolitan Museum |
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| Pierre-Louis Pierson La Comtesse at table with hand to face 1860s Metropolitan Museum |
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| Pierre-Louis Pierson La Comtesse in lace shawl 1860s Metropolitan Museum |
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| Pierre-Louis Pierson La Finlandaise 1860s Metropolitan Museum |
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| Pierre-Louis Pierson La Frayeur 1860s Metropolitan Museum |
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| Pierre-Louis Pierson La Frayeur 1860s Metropolitan Museum |
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| Pierre-Louis Pierson La Frayeur 1860s Metropolitan Museum |
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| Pierre-Louis Pierson La Frayeur 1860s Metropolitan Museum |