Princess Pauline Borghese, Napoleon Bonaparte’s younger sister, was one of the fascinating women of the early 19th century.  She was also the subject of what I think is Antonio Canova’s best sculpture, which today is in the Galleria Borghese.

The Galleria Borghese on Venus Victrix

I was put in mind of her today because a pair of her shoes have recently been found in the collections of the University of Aberdeen.