tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716892415828794074.post1341330674086865832..comments2024-03-26T13:03:33.696+00:00Comments on British Art: Charles Edward Perugini - KateHermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716892415828794074.post-33775322345981294662010-02-04T15:54:19.459+00:002010-02-04T15:54:19.459+00:00Best sort of conversations to have Lucy.
http://...Best sort of conversations to have Lucy. <br /><br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/Katey-Loves-Dickenss-Artist-Daughter/dp/0552151513/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265298697&sr=8-1<br /><br />The 'new' one seems to have gone. Pity.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716892415828794074.post-66967169057069544712010-02-04T15:44:30.481+00:002010-02-04T15:44:30.481+00:00I've been internet looking but it seems he har...I've been internet looking but it seems he hardly painted anything but Kate in various guises so one can't tell if she really had a long neck or that was how he painted.<br /><br />In the portrait on the link you give, I'd say she does have an unusually tall neck and is concealing it by draping material round the lower part.<br /><br />Interesting that she was a daughter of Charles Dickens.<br /><br />What an extraordinary conversation!<br /><br />LucyLucy Corranderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743561298706555813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716892415828794074.post-77568695342331686712010-02-04T09:51:47.749+00:002010-02-04T09:51:47.749+00:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Edward_P...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Edward_Peregrini_-_Kate.JPG<br /><br />Looks a little long but not exceptionally so.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716892415828794074.post-14789167306712980222010-02-04T08:43:11.226+00:002010-02-04T08:43:11.226+00:00Well, he can certainly paint. Look at the detail ...Well, he can certainly paint. Look at the detail in the dress. It must have taken ages. Maybe she really did have a long neck. Do you have any more pictures of the same woman?Lucy Corranderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743561298706555813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716892415828794074.post-61253649613897848292010-02-04T08:31:38.039+00:002010-02-04T08:31:38.039+00:00It puzzles me. Either he can't draw or it was ...It puzzles me. Either he can't draw or it was some ideal of Victorian beauty. I can't believe she really had a neck like a giraffe!Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716892415828794074.post-11518062611844598712010-02-03T19:37:07.762+00:002010-02-03T19:37:07.762+00:00Oh, no! I wish you hadn't said that. When I ...Oh, no! I wish you hadn't said that. When I first looked, I was drawn to her face and the colour of her dress and took no notice of her neck. Now it's turned into a scary painting. She has turned into Miss Peacock in Cluedo. I'll have nightmares!<br /><br />LucyLucy Corranderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743561298706555813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716892415828794074.post-35505352145191480022010-02-03T17:12:42.893+00:002010-02-03T17:12:42.893+00:00I agree, a fascinating woman. But can that neck be...I agree, a fascinating woman. But can that neck be accurate ?Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716892415828794074.post-65349926789318021392010-02-03T15:47:37.974+00:002010-02-03T15:47:37.974+00:00So lovely.
Elegant without being disdainful.
Luc...So lovely.<br /><br />Elegant without being disdainful.<br /><br />LucyLucy Corranderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743561298706555813noreply@blogger.com