Franz Xaver Winterhalter. Portrait of Mme. Rimsky-Korsakova. 1864
Aristocratic families were Franz Xaver Winterhalter's strongest patrons. He was comissioned multipul times by the royal families of England, France, Spain, Russia, Austria and many more. One of his more popular portraits is The Family of Queen Victoria in 1846 (coming soon to Masterpiece Monday). He was commissioned by Queen Victoria over 100 times to paint portraits of herself and family.
8 comments:
What a lovely piece, She is to die for beautiful. I love the hair and wish mine was that long but I always seem to freak out and keep it the same length it always is.
Plus I wish I could have a reason to wear a dress like that!
What a gorgeous portrait!
I love Winterhalter's portraits. They're so lifelike and beautiful and so serene!
Don't you just wonder at such talent? I can barely fathom how paint and brush can create something so lifelike. Holly
This is gorgeous! For some reason I love the hair!
I too love the hair. Though I'm not sure I'm much for the wearing the dress.
Lizzy J- I know, wouldn't that be awesome to wear a dress like that?!
Stephanie Thornton- The hair is great! I wish mine would grow like that :)
Life Laugh Latte & The Critic- Exactly, what an amazing talent to have!
Wow. How pretty!
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