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Cleopatra de Merode~Paris,1875-1964 Giovanni Boldini, Old Portraits, Vintage Portraits, White Photo, Cthulhu, Ancient Greece, Belle Epoque, Vintage Photographs, Vintage Beauty

I am still researching the ladies that sat for Giovanni Boldini, Cleo De Merode is the latest subject I have been looking into. Cleo's brand of beauty seems to transcend time, she looks as if she would have fitted quite happily into any decade of the Twentieth Century, even the silk taupe blouse she is wearing for the Boldini painting has a touch of modernity about it. She has amazing eyes, what does she know that we don't? Perhaps she knew she was a lady ahead of her time... Cléopatra Diane…

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1894 (August) Left to right - Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, standing - Fräulein von Fabrice, standing - Princess Alix of Hesse, seated - Fräulein Schneider, standing-Pinned by KChic Edwardian Photos, Alix Of Hesse, Princess Helena, Historic Dresses, Empress Alexandra, Queen Victoria Family, Queen Victoria Prince Albert, Maria Feodorovna, German Empire

This group photo shows leg-o-mutton sleeves are well established in 1894 and that Ladies are expected to cover their necks. All wear small flowered hats and three can be seen with parasols. This has to be difficult in August, even St. Petersburg can be stifling hot in the summer.

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