From lookingbackatfashionhistory.tumblr.com. Also posted to the Revolutionary, Napoléonic, and Regency Era Album here.
The burden of the heavy train is distributed by well-hidden straps around the arms as well as the wide waist band.
Keywords: 1809, French, Empire bodice, square neckline, neckline ruff, quarter length full sleeves, train, strap sleeves, waist band