#coronation portrait

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THE HEIRS AT THE CORONATIONS ♚

The Prince and Princess of Wales at the Coronation of King Charles III- MAY 2023

The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay at the Presentation of Scottish Honours to King Charles III - JULY 2023

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Prayer During the Coronation of Alexander II

Artist: Vasily Timm (Russian, 1820–1895)

Date: 1856

Alexander II

Alexander II (29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881) was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 2 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881. Alexander's most significant reform as emperor was the emancipation of Russia's serfs in 1861, for which he is known as Alexander the Liberator.

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The Resplendent Outfit: The outrageous, extravagant, often humorous, and sometimes beautiful outfits worn by the subjects of old portraits; a little history occasionally thrown in the mix.

François Gérard (French, 1770–1837) • Portrait of Napoleon I in coronation robes • Between 1805 and 1815 • Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Although Napoleon's attire in the portrait above was reflective of a man of his status and power, the style for other men went toward breeches to the knee but with the addition of pantaloons tied just below the knee, reached the ankle; a relatively new development that replaced the breeches to the knee worn with stockings.

William Owen (British, 1769-1825) • Portrait of a Man • c. 1815 • New Haven, Connecticut: Yale Center for British

The man in the portrait above is wearing country or morning attire of breeches (usually made of wool, cotton, or buckskin), tied below the knee with laces, a clawhammer coat, and riding boots.

Around the 1790s, the tail coat changed and breeches began to be lengthened below the knees to accommodate the longer tails, gradually giving way to slimmer fitting, longer pants, or pantaloons, that ended at the ankle. Pantaloons were close-fitting and sometimes buttoned all the way down the leg. Fabrics were knitted or, like kerseymere (a wool with a fancy twill weave) and nankin (a type of cotton), cut on the bias, so that the garment would hug the leg – a shapely leg was a desirable attribute of a fashionable man.

This longer pant marked a transition from previous eras where the breeches were shorter and worn with hose. The jacket style of the late 1700s into the 1800s was instrumental in this transition, being short at the waist in front, with a long back or tails.

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Napoleon: Fiesty and Sassy Edition (AKA I’m A Little Teapot Portrait)

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 Queen Elizabeth II coronation portrait by Lydia de Burgh

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Queen Elizabeth in Coronation Robes

Artist: Unknown, English

Date: ca. 1600

Medium: Oil on panel

Collection: National Portrait Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Description

This painting is known as 'The Coronation portrait', and shows the Queen crowned, wearing the cloth of gold that she wore at her coronation on 15 January 1559, previously worn by Mary I. She holds the orb and sceptre, symbols of her authority. The portrait appears to have been painted in about 1600, and is probably a copy of a lost original from circa 1559.

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CATHERINE'S STYLE FILES - 2023

8 MAY 2023 || Buckingham Palace released the official Coronation portrait featuring The Princess of Wales along with Prince William and other members of the Royal Family.

Catherine was in -

↬ Bespoke Ivory silk- crepe BallGown with Silver Embroidery of Thistle, Shamrock, Rose & Daffodil by Alexander McQueen

↬ Princess Diana's South Sea Pearl Drop Earrings

↬ Queen Elizabeth's George VI Diamond Festoon Necklace

↬ Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II

↬ Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Sash

↬ Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Badge

↬ Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Star

↬ Bespoke Silver Bullion & Crystal Oak Leaf Headpiece with silver threadwork by Jess Collett x Alexander McQueen

↬ 'Gianvito 105' Pumps in White Silk from Gianvito Rossi