1831 Jane Elizabeth Digby el Mezrab by Joseph Karl Stieler (Schönheitengallerie Schloß Nymphenburg, München Germany)

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Jane Digby took various lovers and husbands, settling down and living happily with Syrian Sheikh Medjuel el Mezrab for the 28 years between her marriage and passing in 1881. Her Wikipedia article is here.

1831 Jane Elizabeth Digby by Joseph Karl Stieler (Schonheitengallerie Schloss Nymphenburg, Munchen Germany)
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Little detail of dress can be made out in Stieler's 1831 portrait of Jane Digby.

Keywords:  1831, Stieler, hurluberlu coiffure, ferroniere, off shoulder neckline, puffed sleeves

Feb 16, 2011 1:08 AM
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