Mary MacLaren in “Shoes” 1916, a film by Lois Weber

Mary MacLaren in “Shoes” 1916, a film by Lois Weber
Dorian Leigh & Maurice Tillet by Irving Penn, 1945
Cléo de Mérode
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia
The Countess of Castiglione, photo by Pierre-Louise Pierson (detail) c.1863/66
Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione 1837-99 (La Castiglione.) She was the mistress of Emperor Napoleon III and the one of the earliest known “models.”
c.1900