Alexandra of Denmark, Princess of Wales, 1864 painted by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, commissioned by Queen Victoria. Winterhalter is one of my most favorite painters, famous for his paintings of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. He was THE royal painter of his period. Even Queen Victoria possesed 100 of his paintings.
And I love that gown…
<3 dogs in history.
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ladyship.
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fanciful fringe.
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needlework.
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so long long ago.
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breeding.
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innocence.
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blood relations.
the prequel to pie.
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happy to be alive in 1737.
ahhhhhh…
Rubens Peale wears a white waiscoat with a tall upright notched collar over his high shirt collar and wide cravat. America, 1807
marriage by proxy… interesting concept.
Wedding of Maria de Medici and Henry IV of France (by proxy represented by Ferdinand I, Grand Duke of Tuscany) : Jacopo Chimenti : 1600
