The future King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians.
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna the Elder had allegedly hoped that her daughter, Elena Vladimirovna, might marry the then-Prince Albert, heir to his uncle King Leopold II's throne. But before a visit to Russia could be arranged, the Belgian prince announced his engagement to Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria, a niece of the famous Sisi.
Funnily enough, Elena's middle daughter Elizabeth of Greece would grow up to marry a nephew of Queen Elisabeth's, Karl Theodor zu Toerring Jettenbach, the eldest son of Queen Elisabeth's sister Sophie.
Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German, 1805-1873)Elisabeth of Bavaria • 1865 • Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
This portrait presents the empress in a romantic fashion, enhancing her reputation as one of the great beauties of her time. The empress appears in a sensual pose with naked shoulders and turning her head towards the viewer. She is wearing a white satin and tulle dress dotted with silver foil stars and with diamond stars in her hair. This portrait is one of Empress Elisabeth's most iconic representations and one of Winterhalter's best-known works.
everyone has danced with death, but no one like elisabeth…
i felt inspired by my friend @ladynephthyss to make a gif set since i’d never done one before but wanted to - so i chose my favorite elisabeth production, pia’s last performance in essen in 2002! i love how it’s all potrayed, to me it’s just so beautifully and well done! can you tell i tried to keep a blue motif? all clips are from a recording on youtube, though i can’t seem to link it right now.!