Illustration of Esther or Torpille the Courtesan of the "Glitter and poverty courtesans" by Honore de Balzac. I tried to make reconstruction of full outfit from 1830 years. I hope, I did it right
Model: Lady Marginal [link] Photo: Yura Sobolev [link] some textures: [link] the rest was painted
What a striking picture! I love the detail on the sleeves, it was a clever idea making the fabric transparent as it links to her profession, my only cc is that the fold concealing part of the right hand needs to be a little more obvious in the shading, else it does make the hand look too thin. But apart from that, I think your work is gorgeous! I look forward to seeing more!