Le Cabinet des Antiques

*DO NOT REPOST* Use this site to show some of my art commissions by marvellous artists. Main fandom: Hetalia (historical, maybe)

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Juliane von Preußen

Watercolour on paper, c. 1873

Vienna, Austria-Hungary, during the Weltausstellung

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Artist: @qiyuan-7 - Great artist!

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Clothes and accessories - this 1873 fashion plate

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Margaret "Canada" Williams in Vancouver, 1914 Spring

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Artist: 遗玉不刊 (twi: suqinxu11)

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Inspired from a photograph of Edna St. Vincent Millay

Clothes - this 1900s dress with a red velvet belt

Facial feature - Rosemary Dexter in Romeo and Juliet (1964) and Jodi Foster in the Silence of Lambs

Another gift to a friend who loves Meg\(^o^)/~

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In the Woods

White wolf! Prussia x Princess Austria

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Artist: 遗玉不刊 (twi: suqinxu11)

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Inspiration - a scene from The Bottomless Bag, a Russian historical drama based on the plot of Ryunosuke Akutagawa's In a Grove

Clothes - a dress once wore by Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, see here

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Die Unbekannte

Photographer: unknown

Year: unknown

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Artist: Tintexture (twi: Tintexture)

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Clothes - a D&G ready-to-wear bodysuit wore by Cindy Crawford in 1992

Facial feature: Hedy Lamarr and Joan Bennett with black hair

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Prussia grew more and more intrigued by the Austrian archduchess's words, to the point where he unconsciously leaned a step closer to her. That fateful move sealed his defeat.

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Artist: Catherine Sting (twi:U4Lo6)

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Storyline & inspiration: Balzac's Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan and its illustration

Clothes and hairstyles - used too many portraits and fashion plates around 1830s so unable to give a specific picture over here, sorry:(

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Now boast thee, Archduchess, in thy possession lies the bravest, craftiest, and most loyal among us.

...They managed to reconcile in the spring of 1871. And obviously, the reunion was not welcomed by everyone...

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Artist: Tintexture (twi: Tintexture)

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Clothes and accessories - Madame Matilde de Aguilera y Gamboa's black gown

Pose - one of Orson Byron Lowell's illustrations

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Photo of Miss Canada, or Margaret Adelaide Eugenie Williams (Marguerite Adélaïde Eugénie Williams), by Matthew Williams (Matthieu Williams), 1914

Known for her reclusive lifestyle, Margaret’s private life has always been a mystery. Since the late 19th century, she refused all requests for photographs and portraits and never left any public recordings of her speeches. When appearing in public, she always wore a hat adorned with a veil to avoid people's gaze. Therefore, for those who have been curious about her over the years, this photograph offers a rare and invaluable glimpse into her life.

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Artist: 遗玉不刊 (twi: suqinxu11)

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Clothes - a travel duster/motoring duster made of silk in 1910-15, from FIDM museum

Facial feature - Rosemary Dexter in Romeo and Juliet (1964) and Jodi Foster in the Silence of Lambs

A gift to a friend who loves Mattie and Meg so much :D

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"Thou wast the prettiest babe that e'er I nursed."

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Artist: Tintexture (twi: Tintexture)

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Clothes - Marjorie Merriweather's "Starry Night" gown

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Madame Françoise de France, 1895

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Artist: Tintexture (twi: Tintexture)

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Clothes - A Worth evening gown once belonged to Countess Élisabeth Greffulhe, Proust's Muse

Facial feature - young Catherine Deneuve

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Portrait of Juliane von Preußen, c.1810, Postdam, Germany

The painting was commissioned by Juliana's brother, Gilbert of Prussia, and was painted by Thomas Lawrence. It was once lost in Berlin in 1899 but was recovered four years later.

As one of the few surviving portraits of Juliana, it is now part of the private art collection of her youngest brother, Ludwig, and is not open to the public.

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Artist: Elizabeth Wakou (twi: elizamaru_)

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Art styles - Thomas Lawrence

Clothes and accessories - Queen Louise of Prussia's riding suit and Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia's hat

Facial Feature - Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia (formerly Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine)

In my headcanons nyo Prussia's name is Juliane or Juliana, as 'Julchen' is more or less a diminutive of 'Julia' in German...? I also adore the meaning of the name, that is 'youthful'.

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Portrait of Grand Duchess Anna of Russia, by unkrown artist, 1885

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Artist: Tintexture (twi: Tintexture)

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Clothes and accessories - Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark)'s purple court dress and one of her official portrait

Facial features - Irina Alfyorova, a Soviet actress