[h-cost] Re: 3 'new' portraits of Queen Elizabeth
Oh WOW, those are wonderful pics! Alas you cannot save the very close-ups, but it is well worth the brief pain of filling out the forms! I have long wanted to make that gown and feared to start... err, I mean the crimson van der Meulan portrait of Elizabeth. Are those cuttes in the hem? Some of the lozenges throughout the fabric look 3-dimensional... could they be gems or silver pieces? Oh, and the detail on the girdle and the neckline, and just everything! *wallows in rapture* This is just wonderful! Thank you Elizabeth!! Meli On 10/26/07, Elizabeth wrote: I've posted this information on about 4 lists so sorry if you get it more than once For those interested in Elizabethan clothing Sotheby's currently has 3 portraits of Queen Elizabeth I on their website which have been in private collections until now (and therefore relatively inaccessible) you can see them on this webpage http://preview.tinyurl.com/yr3le7 (the full url is http://browse.sothebys.com/?c_date=Session%201+|+22+Nov+07%2C+10%3A30+AMbrc_image=http://www.sothebys.com/media/live/pub/2007/OCT/p37576_thumb.jpgc_location=London,%20New%20Bond%20Streetc_name=Important+British+Paintingscat=1event_id=28387g=1i=1sale_id=L07123nb=1dp=British+Pictures+Before+1850 ) I personally think the first one is the most interesting as it's clearly the source for one of the re-drawings in Herbert Norris (you can see a scan of Norris' picture on this page http://www.sapphireandsage.com/girdle.html ) but the best bit is that they are zoomable, you can zoom in really close to see details that are virtually impossible to see in most online scans, you will need to register to see the full size images but if you really object to giving Sotheby's your email address you can see if http://www.bugmenot.com/ has an id you can use. Elizabeth ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: 3 'new' portraits of Queen Elizabeth
Quoting Sharon Henderson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Oh WOW, those are wonderful pics! Alas you cannot save the very close-ups, but it is well worth the brief pain of filling out the forms! I have long wanted to make that gown and feared to start... err, I mean the crimson van der Meulan portrait of Elizabeth. Theoretically, it's in your browser cache somewhere. I poked around in my Mozilla cache today, but didn't find it. I haven't tried IE yet. Generally, if it *is* in cache, it's in pieces like a jig-saw puzzle. You can use the print screen button and then save that piece of the painting. You have to have a paint/photo program (Paint Shop Pro, PhotoShop, MS Paint -- shoot, you can even paste it into a Word Document!) and then just paste after you use the print screen button. I saved several pieces like that. Susan - Susan Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Division of Science and Math http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
