tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post5466597883314293912..comments2024-03-26T17:38:35.264+00:00Comments on Catherine Curzon: Sir Thomas Lawrence and a Portrait of Elizabeth FarrenCatherine Curzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-38129890523594693632018-04-14T00:21:40.762+01:002018-04-14T00:21:40.762+01:00It's no wonder Farren was paranoid about being...It's no wonder Farren was paranoid about being slim. Charles Fox abandoned his (probably hopeless) pursuit of her after her breeches role in George Colman's The Suicide (1778) because she couldn't 'fill' the role, back or front!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938472693538760222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-69859827802396684492015-01-07T17:55:11.717+00:002015-01-07T17:55:11.717+00:00Thank you, sir!Thank you, sir!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-71948761926525130702015-01-07T08:28:35.146+00:002015-01-07T08:28:35.146+00:00You will be able to see close up Thomas Lawrence&#...You will be able to see close up Thomas Lawrence's 80 portraits of the leading characters involved in the war against Napoleon at Windsor Castle in 2015. The exhibition of his works and others are in the Waterloo Chamber and you will be able to enter the Chamber for the first time to view his works close up. Check the Royal Website for more details.<br />http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/exhibitions/waterloo-at-windsor-1815-2015Art Ramirezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08152493733532865924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-85904498492737082012014-01-09T20:08:03.163+00:002014-01-09T20:08:03.163+00:00I love it!I love it!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-89429471595206533952014-01-09T18:53:30.740+00:002014-01-09T18:53:30.740+00:00'A bit fatter' must have been the 18th cen...'A bit fatter' must have been the 18th century version of photoshop! What a delightful, original composition.Budget Marie Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05285088180625650098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-39847256292212840702014-01-07T23:49:34.964+00:002014-01-07T23:49:34.964+00:00I remember seeing this painting as a wee girl and ...I remember seeing this painting as a wee girl and being utterly fascinated with it; it's certainly an evocative work!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-87079325251639115312014-01-07T23:47:16.018+00:002014-01-07T23:47:16.018+00:00You can "feel" the chill of the air. Gre...You can "feel" the chill of the air. Great work.Debra Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-72145747157652927322014-01-07T16:01:03.830+00:002014-01-07T16:01:03.830+00:00One of my particular favourites!One of my particular favourites!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-82812494154243300562014-01-07T16:00:27.491+00:002014-01-07T16:00:27.491+00:00What a lovely way of looking at it! I adore Lawren...What a lovely way of looking at it! I adore Lawrence, he captures his sitters so well not just physically, but their personality too.Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-16887323240718181022014-01-07T15:05:12.362+00:002014-01-07T15:05:12.362+00:00Love this - its an amazing portrait - full of char...Love this - its an amazing portrait - full of character. Her costume is fantastic too.<br />LizThe Greenockianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05241154433325603580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-52113846979174471452014-01-07T10:33:02.074+00:002014-01-07T10:33:02.074+00:00Admired Lawrence's work for a long time, glad ...Admired Lawrence's work for a long time, glad I'm not the only one!. The treatment of light and surface is so direct and confident. Always thought of him as a bit of a thwarted photographer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00583576835766363613noreply@blogger.com