Re: Duchess of Kent wearing the amethysts (painting in the Royal Collection) Archived Message
Posted by Arthur on August 27, 2014, 5:52 pm, in reply to "Re: Duchess of Kent wearing the amethysts (painting in the Royal Collection)"
I do not think there is much artistic licence in this painting. Other jewels depicted on this painting (Queen Victoria's Diamond Diadem, Turkish diamond necklace, Koh-I-Noor Brooch and Bar Brooch, the Duchess of Cambridge's Pearl Lovers Knot Tiara...) are painted in very accurate details and look faithful to the real jewels. And the Royal Collection gives this information in their description of the painting: John Philip, "the Scottish artist, described by Queen Victoria as ‘our greatest painter’, made a preparatory sketch during the ceremony, and perfected the most important portraits at individual sittings later". So we can conclude that there is very little artistic licence here. --Previous Message-- : I think it is the amethyst necklace and, : although the duchess may have had plump : shoulders, the necklace does indeed look too : short to contain the elements similar to the : brooch. The colour of the stones in the : painting suggests HRH is wearing amethysts. : Another factor which I think supports the : idea that this is the amethyst necklace is : that the bottom of the earrings are visible : and resemble those worn by QEII. Perhaps it : is due to artistic licence but there appear : to be wider spaces between the elements, but : in a painting where a person is not one of : the major figures in a composition, I don't : think that has any significance. : What a tremendous find Arthur. I think you : have solved the mystery. Congratulations. : Now we have to decide whether the brooch : worn by the Duchess of Kent in the painting : Barbara D posted is part of the demi-parure. : : --Previous Message-- : : Merci bien, Arthur! If it is indeed the : amethyst necklace - and I think it is - it : seems way too short to include the hexagonal : stones! : : : : :
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- Re: The Kent Amethyst brooch? - Franck August 26, 2014, 7:09 am
- Re: The Kent Amethyst brooch? - Windsorfan August 26, 2014, 9:01 am
- Re: The Kent Amethyst brooch? - Windsorfan August 26, 2014, 9:02 am
- Re: The Kent Amethyst brooch? - Cristina August 26, 2014, 3:18 pm
- Interesting idea! - Barbara D. August 27, 2014, 3:30 am
- Necklace with very similar design as the brooch...misterious... - Barbara D. August 27, 2014, 10:43 am
- Re: Necklace with very similar design as the brooch...misterious... - Cristina August 27, 2014, 3:34 pm
- Re: Necklace with very similar design as the brooch...misterious... - mauriz August 27, 2014, 4:43 pm
- Re: Necklace with very similar design as the brooch...misterious... - Arthur August 27, 2014, 5:31 pm
- Re: Necklace with very similar design as the brooch...misterious... - Beth1 August 27, 2014, 5:38 pm
- Re: Necklace with very similar design as the brooch...misterious... - Baxter August 30, 2014, 12:27 pm
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