Posted to the Alexander Palace Time Machine Discussion Forum by Dru on 6 May 2010.
The vestigial ruff worn by Alexandra Feodorovna (or is it still Charlotte of Prussia) suggests this picture dates from close to the Napoleonic era. She wears a substantial braided bun above her hurluberlu curls.
Keywords: Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodrovna (1798-1860), Hohenzollern family, Romanov family, Tsaritsa, Russian, hurluberlu coiffure, bun, bateau neckline, ruff, long close sleeves, Empire waistline, waist band, necklace, earrings