Jean-Etienne Liotard, Maria Frederike van Reede-Athlone, 1755
Jean-Etienne Liotard, Marthe Marie Tronchin, 1758(?)
Joshua Reynolds, Lavinia Countess Spencer, 1781
Elizabeth Vigée Le Brun, Madame Mole Raymond, 1787
George Romney, Mary Robinson, 1788
Thomas Lawrence, Elizabeth Farren, 1791
Wow - I'm not at all familiar with that first image! It looks so Victorian, I would never have picked it for 18th century! Must go do some research - thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteOoh, those shades of blue in the first picture have my mouth watering. Yum.
ReplyDeleteThose girls knew how to properly annoy PETA.....
ReplyDeleteThat first portrait is so realistic, it's like a photograph. Am very impressed.
ReplyDeleteBut how sad is it that I recognize Lavinia Spencer right away?
Love these images. Thanks for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteThe first painting is so gorgeous! I can't believe I've never seen it before.
ReplyDeleteAnd I've always had a soft spot for the more winter-themed garb of the period. I think it's the muffs, I just love them for some reason.
My daughter looks almost exactly like the first picture (Maria). How weird is that??
ReplyDeleteHow cool!
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