Empress Elisabeth's dress in this 1854 portrait is close to the one she wore in an 1855 portrait with floral ornaments (the next image).
Keywords: 1854, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Sissi, Sisi, Wittelsbach family, Habsburg family, Empress, Austrian, straight coiffure, off shoulder vee neckline, bertha, lace, quarter length sleeves, floral bodice ornament, robes