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| Study of a Head of a Girl Paul Thumann, 1879 Oil on Panel The Royal Collection |
The first painting of Thumann’s that King Edward purchased was this 1879 portrait entitled Study of the Head of a Girl. Aside from his love of art, King Edward VII, so it’s said, had an eye for the ladies as well. So, this portrait, it would seem, satisfied two of his passions at once.
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There's a distinct 'Golden Age of Dutch Art' air to this painting. It reminds me (for instance) of some head&shoulders works by Frans Hal and Rembrandt. Yet the face of the girl in this work is clearly Victorian in style.
I've noticed this in other Victorian paintings, particularly 'costume peices' set in 'foreign' or 'historical' settings. Each era of art has its own distinguishing features, this is one way of identifying a Victorian peice.
Indeed! It's fascinating to track the changes in the "ideal" over the centuries.
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