[SuziQ]

I always thought she was dressed like a Grecian woman, and the artist uses his mother-in-law as the model for the face.

[SuziQ]

OK, apparently wrong on both counts. After reading the Wiki, I see she's based on the ROMAN Goddess, Libertas, and it's a rumor about the mother-in-law being the mode.

Oh, well, makes for a good story.