Women are supposed to have sloping shouldets, but Helen Chertkov's in this portrait are extreme. She also looks like a member of a church choir in the old confderacy of the USA. However, this looks like an example of maternity dress.
From gorod.tomsk.ru/index-1252902056.
Helen Chertkov wears a loose-fitting dress without a waist band or waistline, suggesting maternity, in this Sokolov portrait.
Keywords: 1832, Sokolov, Elena G. Chertkova, Stroganov family, Chertkov family, Countess, Russian, straight coiffure, bun, high neckline, collar, bows, long high puffed sleeves, earrings, maternity dress