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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: NancyRose on Monday 12 March 12 01:42 GMT (UK)
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This image is a collection of 4 images. The two on the left are prints of miniature portraits of my ggg-grandmother and her sister. I believe that the two photos on the right are also of the two sisters.
I am having difficulty seeing the resemblance between the portraits and the photos when they are older.
Which portrait is which sister? Let's number them 1-4, left to right. Is the pairing 1-3 & 2-4 or 1-4 & 2-3? All opinions welcome!
TIA, Nancy
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Hi Nancy :)
I can see a resemblance between the two photographs, so they could easily be sisters. However, I'm afraid I can't see any similarities between the two paintings and either of the photos :-\ There may have been a measure of artistic licence used in the paintings, meaning it's hard to reconcile them to photos...plus the space of quite a few years between them makes it even more difficult to match them up.
Someone with a better eye than me might be able to see resemblances though.
Cheers
Prue
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Thanks, Prue -
Glad it's not just me! I suppose those who painted portraits needed to make sure that the image was flattering... their livelihood depended on it!
My thanks, Nancy
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#4 has a dimple which neither of the young ones has in the paintings. You'd think a portrait painter would have put that in if it existed. So no mileage there.
The age difference makes likenesses hard to pick.
I'm no help at all... sorry :'(
charlotte
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I'd say 1=3 and 2=4 based on the nose length to eye width ratio.
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I agree that it's too difficult to pair the portaits with the photographs, but if I had to choose, perhaps 1 may pair with 3, but I disagree that 2 is the same woman as 4. The chin is completely different. :)
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Thank you all!
Here's another photo of #4 - taken when she's even older - but thinner. On the left is the "original" which I'm told is a reprint, and on the right is a restored version done by a kind soul on this board.
Does this help? If not, we'll just chalk it up to a portrait artist who took a lot of liberties to make them look as attractive as possible!
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I'd say 1 and 3 and definitely 2 and 4. There is something about the expression. The 3 photo is lacking in expression so it is more difficult to see but the artist captures something in the 2 portrait and the 4 photographer has to my mind caught it also.
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I'd say the first portrait is (probably) the same lady as no 3 photo ... the eyebrows are strong in both. The 2nd and 4th .... who knows !
But how lovely to have miniatures of ancestors ! Envy ... envy !
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I'd go for 1 and 3 and 2 and 4, too.
This reminds me of those terrible tv programmes where they talk about rock stars of the past and show them in their glory.
And then you see them now.
Oh dear oh dear oh dear, how old does it make you feel. :(
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Thank you all for your help!
-- Nancy