teatimeatwinterpalace:“She was strolling along slowly, dressed and groomed with extreme elegan
teatimeatwinterpalace:“She was strolling along slowly, dressed and groomed with extreme elegance and care. Her gentle and kind face was profoundly sad. Her large eyes, so black and beautiful, appeared even larger and more beautiful under their purple lids. But they stared vacantly, as though questioning her destiny.”José Luis Blasio.Princess Charlotte of Belgium, Empress of Mexico by Graefle copy of Winterhalter’s original portrait, painted in Paris in 1864. (x) -- source link