Diane of Poitiers, mistress of King Henry

Diane of Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II of France, 1499-1566. She wears a chaperon headress that ties under the chin, pink velvet surtout with puffed and slashed sleeves trimmed with ermine, a knotted belt, and skirt open to reveal gold embroidered petticoat. After a miniature on vellum in the editor's collection. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis Marie Lante from Galerie Francaise de Femmes Celebres, Paris, 1827

Breze Celebres Chaperon Ermine Favourite Femmes Francaise Galerie Gatine Headress Knotted Lante Petticoat Poitiers Puff Slashed Surtout Valentinois Vellum

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