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on November 21, 2025, 4:33 am, in reply to "Re: Interesting portraits of a bejewelled Princess Juliana from 1936."
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I like the first sketch with the diamond bandeau the earrings of the diamond set given by Willem III to his nine year old daughter Wilhelmina and the diamond stomacher Queen Emma was given with the necklace that became the diamond bandeau as a gift from the Dutch population after her marriage.
The second sketch shows jewels that in my view clash in style.
But it's nice to see pictures of a young and glamorous Juliana. She is usually more seen as the rather dowdy woman. While she was never a great beauty she could look very grand if she wanted.
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I stumbled upon two relatively unknown portraits of Princess Juliana by painter Jan van Delft. Apparently she posed for the painter in 1936 with different set of jewels. An image of Juliana with her Aquamarine Art Deco tiara in combination with the star shaped diamond necklace from Queen Wilhelmina was new to me.
Diamond Bandeau
Aquamarine Tiara
Courtesy: Koninklijke Verzamelingen
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