Diane of Poitiers, Duchess of Valentinois and Étampes, mistress to King Henry II of France, 1500-1566. In headdress with veil, gown with full sleeves, fur lined, bejeweled bodice, gold belt, embroidered hem. Diane de Poitiers. Duchesse de Valentinois. Handcoloured lithograph by Lorenzo Bianchi after Hippolyte Lecomte from Costumi civili e militari della monarchia francese dal 1200 al 1820, Naples, 1825. Italian edition of Lecomte’s Civilian and military costumes of the French monarchy from 1200 to 1820.

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