books0977:Empress Elizabeth, Wife of Alexander I of Russia (1807). Jean Laurent Mosnier (French, 174
books0977:Empress Elizabeth, Wife of Alexander I of Russia (1807). Jean Laurent Mosnier (French, 1743-1808). Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum.Empress Elizabeth wears a rectangular ruff and a spectacular diamond head band and waist band. Elizabeth Alexeievna was distinguished by a soft, melodious voice, and a beautiful oval face, with delicate features, a Greek profile, large almond-shaped blue eyes and curly ash blond hair, which she usually left floating on her shoulders. With an elegant figure, regal carriage and a beautiful angelic face, she was regarded by contemporaries as one of the most beautiful women in Europe and probably the most beautiful consort at that time. Charming, generous and intellectual, Elizabeth Alexeievna loved literature and the arts. -- source link