ca. 1813 Marie Louise by Marie Guillermine Benoist (Château Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau France)

Photo - Gérard Blot.

Empress Marie Louise poses in an Empire-style court dress and abundant jewelry in this Benoist portrait from about 1812.

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