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sca_attireI am working on a Sekrit Project (more details later, I am sure!). Phase I involves collecting images of women's clothing in England, c. 1490-1630 (I'm keeping track of a few other paintings I especially like--Spanish and Italian--too, but not actively looking for those right now).
What I have so far is in this post. I'm looking for all social classes, but mostly aimed at upper middle class to nobility. While I've got some portraits of Elizabeth I in there, I'm more interested in gowns that would be, uh, more practical to make, e.g. not covered in solid beadwork that would make my eyes cross to figure out the pattern (embroidery is okay, for purposes of my Cunning Plan) and not made out of impossible-to-find-or-imitate-in-miniature fabric.
Right now I have some gaps in portraiture where I couldn't think of any (or many) favorites readily:
1490s
1500s
1600s
1610s
1620s
Do you guys have any favorite portraits from those decades in England? Or favorites from other decades I haven't included in that post?
What I have so far is in this post. I'm looking for all social classes, but mostly aimed at upper middle class to nobility. While I've got some portraits of Elizabeth I in there, I'm more interested in gowns that would be, uh, more practical to make, e.g. not covered in solid beadwork that would make my eyes cross to figure out the pattern (embroidery is okay, for purposes of my Cunning Plan) and not made out of impossible-to-find-or-imitate-in-miniature fabric.
Right now I have some gaps in portraiture where I couldn't think of any (or many) favorites readily:
1490s
1500s
1600s
1610s
1620s
Do you guys have any favorite portraits from those decades in England? Or favorites from other decades I haven't included in that post?