Author Topic: HELP! in identification of person in painting (Read 7508 times)

PrueM · « **Reply #45 on:** Sunday 23 July 06 13:30 BST (UK) »

biddybarracks - I would do as Amy suggests and post the picture/s on the royal forums. I'm sure they'll be able to ID them. There may not be any piccies on Google if Isabella flogged all her jewellery!

Prue

Gadget · « **Reply #46 on:** Sunday 23 July 06 13:40 BST (UK) »

Well, it's nice to think thatI said that it was Isabella 11 in about the second posting of this thread but Biddy said she didn't think so.........

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,171198.msg811599.html#msg811599

Oh well I know an awful lot more about crown jewels

Gadget

biddybarracks · « **Reply #47 on:** Sunday 23 July 06 13:48 BST (UK) »

Sorry about that, Gadget!

It's just that the portrait I was looking at didn't really look like the woman I had in my portrait (but then again, I'm not really good at that kind of stuff!). The portrait Amy provided really, really helped! Thanks everyone; the friendly and helpful members of rootschat are the BEST!

PrueM · « **Reply #48 on:** Sunday 23 July 06 21:38 BST (UK) »

Quote from: Gadget on Sunday 23 July 06 13:40 BST (UK)

Well, it's nice to think thatI said that it was Isabella 11 in about the second posting of this thread but Biddy said she didn't think so.........

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,171198.msg811599.html#msg811599

Oh well I know an awful lot more about crown jewels

Gadget

I think we all know alot more about crown jewels - probably more than we ever wanted to!

Never mind, eh - 'tis better to have explored all the possibilities before coming to a conclusion. Well done you for spotting her first up

Prue

Gadget · « **Reply #49 on:** Sunday 23 July 06 22:23 BST (UK) »

I should have done what I usually do Prue and looked at images of her myself but it was late and I was also dealing with a Church lecturer query and getting angry with my laptop - I'm on it now and the keyboard just doesn't feel right and the touch pad is

No excuse though.

As it turned out, I spent another couple of hours looking up Victoriana and crown jewels

What I find interesting (and I'm not really interested in things royal) is how small the gene pool was for the European Royals - all that lack of chin and limited marriage choice. I presume their jewels were similar as well.

Gadget

ozlady · « **Reply #50 on:** Monday 24 July 06 01:20 BST (UK) »

I have found this tread fascinating! Not a Royalist, but still very interested. I agree with you, Gadget, everyone was related to everyone else. I watched a programme about Catherine the Great last night. That was one determined lady!!

Gadget · « **Reply #51 on:** Monday 24 July 06 05:59 BST (UK) »

No, no please not Catherine the Great. No, enough's enough

Gadget

PS - a determined lady with a chin

PrueM · « **Reply #52 on:** Monday 24 July 06 07:28 BST (UK) »

...if only the chinless wonders had interbred more with the Habsburgs...check out King Charles V of France and his famous chin

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