“As the black satin and fur robe fell away, a collective gasp went up from the observers. Mary’s dress was a satin tribute to the liturgical colour of holy martyrdom in medieval Catholicism - crimson. She stood for a moment, stock-still on the stage, in an absolutely flawless moment of colour-coordinated public relations triumph.”-Gareth Russell
I’ve just been drawing since I was little and haven’t stopped. Thank you so much for compliment. Marie Antoinette is a special interest close to my heart and I am very grateful for people to recognize it. :-)
My goodness, what a sweet thing to say! I’m sorry if you posted this a while ago-I’m not sure. Thank you so much for your lovely words and generosity. :-)
”[C]arrying her head erect with a dignity that stamped her queen in the midst of her whole court, her majestic mien, however, not in the least diminishing the sweetness and amiability of her face. To any one who has not seen the Queen it is difficult to get an idea of all the graces and all the nobility combined in her person. Her features were not regular; she had inherited that long and narrow oval peculiar to the Austrian nation. Her eyes were not large; in colour they were almost blue, and they were at the same time merry and kind. Her nose was slender and pretty, and her mouth not too large, though her lips were rather thick.”
-Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, portrait painter of Marie Antoinette 1778
