1840 Élisabeth (Isabelle) d'Orléans, Duchess of Guise by Louis Edouard Rioult (Versailles) Photo - Gérard Blot

Louis Philipe d'Orléans had propaganda portraits like this one made of his Orléans ancestors, often by M. Rioult.

This retrospective portrait shows Élisabeth Marguerite wearing a dress with a creased bodice resembling a knight's cuirasse.

Keywords:  Rioult, Blot, Duchess, Orleans family, French, straight coiffure, hair jewelry, chemise, off shoulder scoop neckline, modesty piece, puffed sleeves, over-bodice, vee neckline, under-bodice, scoop neckline, jeweled neckline, jeweled arm bands, wrap

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