Irving Penn’s Woman in Palace, Marrakech, Morocco (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), 1951, is one of the most iconic images in the revered fashion photographer’s legacy. Taken a mere year after the nuptials between Penn and his muse, the image was originally published in Vogue in January of 1952 in an editorial titled “Moroccan Handbook.” By then, the statuesque Swedish-born Fonssagrives had cemented her status as one of the most successful models in the world, having become the first model to grace the cover of Time magazine in 1949. Moreover, notwithstanding two additional Vogue covers, this would be the last editorial shoot the famed beauty would do, marking her gracious exit from the fashion world. The image is also celebrated for being one of the very few outdoors that Penn would take in his entire illustrious career. Depicting his wife as an imagined, mysterious and seductive harem beauty within a lavish Orientalist setting, Penn’s image is as much an homage to his beloved wife as it is an embodiment of his own supremely elegant style.