This portrait is a companion piece to the full length portrait Raab painted of Sisi wearing magnificent rubies in 1879.
This portrait shows the fluffy ornaments in the full length portrait were feathers.
Keywords: 1879, Raab, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Sissi, Sisi, Wittelsbach family, Habsburg family, Empress, Austrian, long straight coiffure, tiara, off shoulder vee neckline, modesty piece, feathers, stomacher, cap sleeves, necklace, brooch, jeweled bodice ornament