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Friday, October 16, 2009

Previously unseen portrait of Victoria: I do not think so


The Telegraph has a story today about a previously unseen Winterhalter painting of a young Queen Victoria, painted in 1843.

This portrait, I believe, has been published in several books, and may have been a jacket cover as well. In fact, the Winterhalter portrait has been seen numerous times.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/6344037/Queen-Victoria-the-secret-picture.html
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3 comments:

  1. EurohistoryOctober 16, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    what a crock...this is not previously unseen...have seen it several times and yes there was a book cover with the image!

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  2. JeniannOctober 17, 2009 at 6:30 PM

    I have that picture saved on my computer from google images. I found it years ago but did not know the story behind it. It has been published in several books and all over the internet.

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  3. Cheryl CiucevichOctober 17, 2009 at 10:45 PM

    Indeed, it's the cover of Stanley Weintraub's excellent biography. It's a lovely portrait--most Winterhalters are. Maybe they mean that the painting itself (rather than images of the painting) has not been seen in public? As a PR person myself, it's the kind of headline I might write for an exhibition. . .

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