La Frayeur, 1861–64, Salted paper print with applied color, Image: 22 7/16 × 17 5/16 in. (57 × 44 cm), Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913), Aquilin Schad (Austrian, 1817–1866), In 1856 Virginia Verasis, Countess of Castiglione, was sent to France and urged to persuade Emperor Napoleon III to champion the cause of Italian nationalism by any means necessary. The unrivaled beauty quickly became notorious not only as his mistress but also for her flamboyant self-presentation
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La Frayeur, 1861–64, Salted paper print, applied color, Image, 22 7/16, 17 5/16, 57, 44 cm, Pierre-Louis Pierson, French, 1822–1913, Aquilin Schad, Austrian, 1817–1866, 1856, Virginia, Verasis, Countess, Castiglione, France, urged, persuade Emperor, Napoleon, III, champion, cause, Italian nationalism, any means, necessary, unrivaled beauty, quickly, notorious, mistress, flamboyant self-presentation
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