Keywords: Edgar Germain Hilaire Degas 086.jpg Artwork en Princess Pauline de Metternich oil canvas en 41 x 29 cm Institution National Gallery London NG3337 Presented by the National Art Collections Fund 1918; returned from the Tate Gallery 1934 Stamped signature of the Degas studio sale The sitter was the wife of the Austro-Hungarian ambassador at the court of Napoleon III The portrait is based on a photograph of 1860 which the Prince and Princess used as a visiting card The floral backdrop was the artist's own invention http //www nationalgallery org uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects dll/CollectionPublisher woa/wa/work workNumber NG3337 The National Gallery London en about 1865 Creator Edgar Degas PD-old-auto 1917 Other versions Paintings by Edgar Degas in the National Gallery London Princess Pauline de Metternich Portrait paintings by Edgar Degas 1865 Front view portrait paintings of females 19th-century portrait paintings in the National Gallery London 1860s fashion Fashion in 1865 |