1854 Empress Eugénie à la Marie Antoinette by Franz Xavier Winterhalter (Metropolitan Museum)

Previous
Next

Empress Eugénie was fascinated with Marie Antoinette and Winterhalter portrayed her dressed  à la Marie Antoinette, in a full round skirt, in this 1854 portrait.

Winterhalter took a photograph of her, next image, to support this project.

1854 Empress Eugénie à la Marie Antoinette by Franz Winterhalter (Metropolitan Museum)
magnify

Keywords:  1854, Winterhalter, Empress Eugénie, Empress, Bonaparte family, French, feathered floral headdress, off shoulder neckline, engageantes, elbow length sleeves, full skirt, over-skirt, bows, train, necklace, earrings, jeweled neckline, jeweled sleeves, jeweled bodice, jeweled skirt

This site is for educational and information use. It is open for downloading and use without charge. I only ask that these images not be used for profit! I can be contacted at:  contactme@gogmsite.net.