Yay or Nay? Lovisa Ulrika
The maternity-wear of Natalia Alexeievna set many people's sentimental hearts a-flutter. The tartly and short-lived princess earned herself a Yay for the effort. Well, I don't know about you but I can't help but be buzzing about a certain wedding this week. You should all know how very difficult it is to find an era-appropriate portrait of a woman in her wedding gown!
Antoine Pesne's followers recreate the artist's 1744 painting of Lovisa Ulrika in what is thought to be her ivory wedding gown. Yay or Nay?
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Yay, Yay, and Yay... did I mention Yay?
Oh, definitely Yay! I love... well, I love the whole thing! What a gorgeous wedding dress.
I'll bet the bridesmaid gowns were horrible though. ;)
Yay! it's a lovely gown. although, i'm not too sure about the royal blue blanket thing with the ivory dress. I think it clashes a little.
Beautiful,beautiful gown,beautiful hair,i would love to see some more liveliness thought.A yay from me:)
Oh, yay! I especially love the contrast of the blue.
Very, very, very yay!
Wow, this is elegant! Yay!
very elegant, though i think i would have accessorized more! >:D
big yay
Yay, ofcourse!
I've seen other portraits of Lovisa Ulrika in this dress...
YAY!
Yay, because it's gorgeous and rich looking and just exactly something befitting a royal wedding gown.
I think I might have finally figured out what bothers me about so many of these types of paintings though. Did none of these women have any decolletage? Or was it a huge no-no to paint? I mean, they all look like they have no boobs! Like the body area between their neck and the neckline of the gown is overly flat and uncomplimentary. Maybe it's me, but I really think that's one of the things that has so bothered me about all of these.
Awesome dress! That said, it could do with some accessories like a choker and perhaps some cleavage? A big yay if I assume we caught her in the midst of getting ready.
Definitely a yay! It's beautiful, but not too over-the-top.
Yay, although she could definitely use some jewelry. Her neck and upper chest are way too bare. I also generally don't care for bodices that are too conical in shape, but the dress itself is lovely, so yay.
I'm loving the beautiful pearl color and it's elegant simplicity.
A thousand times YAY!!
Well, her expression is kind of odd, and I'm not sure about the tassel on her waist (what is up with that? why would that ever be a good idea?), but I do like the blue cloak. I think as a wedding it's kind of romantic, so yay.
There are very similar portraits were she has more jewelry, like this (rather bad copy):
http://carlotta.gotlib.goteborg.se/zoom/532/GM_19405_bild1.jpg
The groom wore a rather lovely suit in silver fabric.
I think the tassel is part of how the very long train was attached to the gown.
I hadn't seen that one, thank you!
Originally I wanted to use this version http://tinyurl.com/4xlzsya but it looks so awful it would not be fair to judge. But yes, she wears jewelery in that more original version! I love the choker in it!
yay (and not just because my name is Lovisa in German)
Yay, but I wish someone had adorned that wide expanse of creamy neck and bosom with a strand of pearls or the like.
Absolutely, for sure, no question about it, YAY YAY YAY!! This is the most I've like one in a long time. Beautiful!
Definite yay. I'm not even sure why I like it so much, but something about it just makes her look so classy and so pretty. It's just a great, 18th century wedding dress.
I love those pearls she wears in her hair. Certainly a big Yay!
Yay, the dress is beautiful!
I agree with night music, that's been bothering me too.
I know of more paintings showing Lovisa Ulrika in - "what is thought to be" - her wedding gown. Since Isis linked one more version, let me do the same...
1. Miniature painting, by unknown, Nationalmuseum: http://webart.nationalmuseum.se/work/imageresize.aspx?id=28535&size=0
2.Oil on canvas, by Antoine Pesne, Nationalmuseum: http://webart.nationalmuseum.se/work/imageresize.aspx?id=39362&size=0
3. Oil on canvas, by Antoine Pesne - his atelier, Nationalmuseum: http://webart.nationalmuseum.se/work/imageresize.aspx?id=14985&size=0
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