Monday, December 14, 2009

Baby, It's Cold Outside


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

8 comments:

  1. 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!

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  2. Ooh, those shades of blue in the first picture have my mouth watering. Yum.

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  3. Those girls knew how to properly annoy PETA.....

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  4. That first portrait is so realistic, it's like a photograph. Am very impressed.

    But how sad is it that I recognize Lavinia Spencer right away?

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  5. Love these images. Thanks for sharing them.

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  6. The first painting is so gorgeous! I can't believe I've never seen it before.

    And 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.

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  7. My daughter looks almost exactly like the first picture (Maria). How weird is that??

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