Tag: Winterhalter

Queens and tsarinas glammed up and glitzed by master of the art Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805-1873). Not to say that they weren’t royal from head to toe but he could up anyone’s imperial level to the max.

Queen Victoria. 1859.
Queen Victoria. 1859. Oil on canvas. Royal Collection. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Queen_Victoria_-_Winterhalter_1859.jpg
Empress Maria Alexandrovna, wife of Tsar Alexander II. 1857.
Empress Maria Alexandrovna, wife of Tsar Alexander II. 1857. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via http://godsandfoolishgrandeur.blogspot.com/search/label/Empress%20Maria%20Alexandrovna
"The Empress Eugenie Surrounded by her Ladies in Waiting." 1855.
“The Empress Eugenie Surrounded by her Ladies in Waiting.” 1855. Collection of the Musée du Second Empire, Compiègne. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winterhalter_Franz_Xavier_The_Empress_Eugenie_Surrounded_by_her_Ladies_in_Waiting.jpg
"Queen Isabella II of Spain and her daughter Isabella." 1852.
“Queen Isabella II of Spain and her daughter Isabella.” 1852. Collection of the Royal Palace, Madrid. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Queen_Isabella_II_of_Spain_by_Franz_Xaver_Winterhalter,_1852.jpg

Pretty little princesses by Franz Xavier Winterhalter(1805-1873). Prussian born but court painter to all of Europe.

Luise von Boden, Princess Biron of Curland. 1856
Luise von Boden, Princess Biron of Curland. 1856. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin. Image via bostonathenaeum.org. Artwork in the public domain. 
Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain. 1842.
Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain. 1842. Oil on canvas. via wikiart.org. Artwork in the public domain.
Princess Beatrice of Great Britain. 1859.
Princess Beatrice of Great Britain. 1859. Watercolor. Royal Collection RCIN 400884. via historyofroyalwomen.com. Artwork in the public domain.