Posted to the Alexander Palace Time machine Discussion Forum by Dru on 4 June 2010.
Elizabeth was portrayed on several occasions wearing a criss-cross bodice, but the fullness of her coiffure and the waistline suggest this portrait dates to the early 1790s.
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