i'm no expert but i remember reading somewhere that queen victoria demanded honesty/accuracy in her portraits in later years, which really, sets her portraits apart from the "prettified" ones
https://artuk.org/discover/stories/the-most-painted-royal-in-history-queen-victoria-in-portraits
Thanks for sharing. It was quite cool to see the transition.
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i'm no expert but i remember reading somewhere that queen victoria demanded honesty/accuracy in her portraits in later years, which really, sets her portraits apart from the "prettified" ones
https://artuk.org/discover/stories/the-most-painted-royal-in-history-queen-victoria-in-portraits
Thanks for sharing. It was quite cool to see the transition.