tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355717446968368001.post6082720304317073429..comments2024-03-22T13:31:48.474-04:00Comments on Art Now and Then: Chinwe Chukwuogo-RoyJim Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882369817190401530noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355717446968368001.post-86357411133949816342015-10-20T09:10:41.662-04:002015-10-20T09:10:41.662-04:00Sir William--
Thanks for reading my post and for ...Sir William--<br /><br />Thanks for reading my post and for your interesting comment. I can't go beyond that, not knowing the circumstances regarding the queen's relationship with the artist. I do see what you mean about the blue velvet dress. By the way, you're the first "Sir" to ever write to me. I've been hoping to make a trip to London on the Queen Mary II next spring if I can talk my wife into it. We stayed for a night on the old Queen Mary in Long Beach last May. It was most fascinating and really served to highlight just how far ocean travel has progressed in the past 50-100 years. Again, thanks for your comments.Jim Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882369817190401530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355717446968368001.post-64693776338765398462015-10-20T05:22:19.947-04:002015-10-20T05:22:19.947-04:00An artist of exceptional talent although, in the c...An artist of exceptional talent although, in the case of this portrait, the oil study which was worked up and is now part of the Queen's collection, is of greater quality than this portrait which suffered somewhat from internal palace politics as to the choice of dress "a heavy velvet garment that absorbed light like a sponge".<br />The enduring relationship between the Queen and the artist may go some way to explain how she captured more of the character of the Queen than many other artists.Sir William Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02020323910342144693noreply@blogger.com