teatimeatwinterpalace: Sophia V. Orlova-Denisova by Pimen Orlov, 1835. Maid-of-honour to Empress Ale

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Sophia V. Orlova-Denisova by Pimen Orlov, 1835.
Maid-of-honour to Empress Alexandra Feodorovna from 1834 to 1837. (x)

‘St Peterburg is occupied with the transformations in the attire of ladies-in-waiting and ladies of the court. They say they have come up with a national costume which these ladies shall be obliged to wear for major occasions at the court. It is something like a Frenchified sarafan.’ Pavel Divov, 1833.