It looks based on one. It might not be possible to find a portrait of Queen Vic in gold, because after Prince albert died she insisted that all the portraits of her (well, all possible) were altered to show her in mourning dress - according to a painting expert from (I think) Christie's. In a message dated 18/12/2007 19:02:35 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Message: 4 Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:51:03 +1100 From: "Elizabeth Walpole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [h-cost] is this based on a real portrait? To: "Historic Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original I've been looking at the cover photo on my copy of Butterick 3713 http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2348/2119647295_6faec963f3_o.jpg and I've always thought that this was based on a real portrait or image of Queen Victoria, but I can't find a portrait of Queen Victoria that looks like this or even a portrait of Queen Victoria in Gold, can anyone else think of a real Victorian image this might be based on? thanks Elizabeth _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
