Portraits of Eugénie de Montijo de Guzman, better recalled as Empress Eugénie of France (1826-1920). A fashion trend setter and early adopter of the crinoline. Please note that I assign nationality by the nationality of the artists. Eugénie was Spanish, married to the emperor of France.

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Eugénie de Montijo de Guzman, Empress of the French. 1854.
Eugénie de Montijo de Guzman, Empress of the French. 1854. French. Oil on canvas. Edouard Louis Dubufe, artist (1819-1883). Collection of the Château de Versailles. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://books0977.tumblr.com/
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“Portrait of Eugénie de Montijo. 1853. French. Oil on canvas. Edouard Louis Dubufe, artist (1819-1883). Collection of the Château de Compiègne. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Empress_Eugenie_1854.jpg
"L'impératrice Eugénie à la Marie-Antoinette." 1854.
“L’impératrice Eugénie à la Marie-Antoinette.” 1854. Signed, dated and inscribed on the lower right. Franz Xaver Winterhalter, German artist (1805-1873). Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437942
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“The Empress Eugenie Surrounded by her Ladies in Waiting.” 1855. Franz Xaver Winterhalter, German artist (1805-1873). Image source osenat.com. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1925. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Empress_Eugenie_Ladies_in_Waiting_Winterhalter.jpg

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