Empress Marie-Louise (1791-1847), facing left in low-cut white silk dress with muslin ruff and cut-away border, striped puff-sleeves with long muslin sleeves, her fair hair dressed in curls; cloudy sky background

This miniature was painted when Menuisier used to work in Isabey's studio, satisfying the Imperial commands for miniatures of Napoleon to be set on presentation snuff-boxes. These miniatures were painted by Isabey's assistants and often signed by the master himself.