Upgrade image posted 6 April 2015 from klimbim.minus.com/mA4LzLijvdvQ8; flaws on skirt removed with Photoshop.
A beautifully and grandly dressed Maria Nikolaievna gets the Winterhalter treatment in this 1857 portrait.
Keywords: 1857, Winterhalter, Maria Nikolaievna, Romanov family, Beauharnais family, Grand Princess, Russian, straight coiffure, headdress, veil, lace, off shoulder vee neckline, bows, crinoline, bracelets, fan, shawl