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1:15 pm
May 16, 2011
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So i was doing some deep searching on the appearence of Anne Boleyn and i found something a little interesting. On a website called 'blog spot' a lady blogs about Anne's appearence and debates on Anne's true likeness. She pointed out that a few of the holbein sketch's are very close to the NPG portrait. Anyways i don't remember if she had said the picture she had found was redrawn or whatever. The picture of Anne is what she says is 'a glimpse of what Anne really looked like'. I don't know if others will just pass it off as another drawing. 
• Grumble all you like, this is how it’s going to be.
7:49 pm
August 12, 2009
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Wow, it looks like Anne and totally doesn't at the same time! It's like they've combined parts of familiar portraits to come up with this composite. Her nose looks a little bigger than my mental image of her, but I can go with it. And you get a good sense of her dark coloring. Her skin is usually depicted the Tudor ideal of pale, so it's nice to see this one not doing the same. Very interesting find! Thanks for sharing it with us.
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Ring the bell and run. He hates that."
8:10 pm
May 16, 2011
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Your welcome. It was a very odd find though because i didn't expect to see anymore paintings or drawings that i have not passed before. I think it looks like the Hever sketch and the NPG portrait, like a mix. This lady who posted this was very skeptical about Anne's appearence, as we all are, and she was convinced this might actually be a glimpse at the real Anne. But we'll never know whether she's right or not. Sadly.
This is the Hever sketch i'm referring to if anyone does not know. And i'm sure everyone knows the NPG one.
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9:43 pm
January 9, 2010
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What a great idea, combining the two images. I've always liked that Holbein sketch and have my suspicions about it possibly being Anne too! This isn't too far from my mental picture of Anne and I love the colouring in this; it gives a good idea I think, of her darker skintone.
1:30 am
January 17, 2011
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This is a little odd but that's how I imagine KOA to look like 
I see Anne as not so heavy featured in the face, still very interesting idea!
2:13 am
May 19, 2011
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I think its great- but I would elongate the neck (a lot) and facial features slightly… Actually, I think it's the jaw which is a bit too heavy… Thanks for sharing it!
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7:50 am
August 3, 2010
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Interesting, thanks for sharing! I also find the Anne of the portrait to be too heavy-featured, especially in the nose and jaw, and I believe her cheekbones were more defined and her face slimmer. Oh, and the neck is too short, in my opinion. But the coloring is correct and the eyes seem to capture her trademark dark fire.
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10:31 am
August 4, 2011
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A good try. I also believe the neck is too short and the complexion much too dark (contemporary descriptions would have called 'dark' any skin that was not porcelain pale, which was the ideal and also probably was most English people would be familiar with. We are used to a wider range of complexions).
Was any likeness of Elizabeth was included in the drawing? I've read many quotes describing her oval face shape and eyes as inherited from her mother.
I like the idea of combining portraits and would like to attempt the same experiment but using Photoshop. Could you provide us with the URL of the website discussing the portraits used for the hand drawn picture shown here? May thanks in advance!
10:13 am
August 3, 2010
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MadameDeMerteuil, the odd thing is, I've seen Anne's complexion described as “swarthy” and also as “pale” and even “sallow.” So I'm not sure which to believe!
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10:43 am
February 24, 2010
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Trying to discern Anne's coloring is always difficult. People have the same problem trying to describe my complexion. Favoring my Sicilian background I have what is sometimes called an olive complexion. It has a tinge of green to it and sometimes a tinge of yellow. I do not blush, and if I don't wear makeup, my skin is described as sallow or pale depending on who is doing the describing. In the summer, when I tan, they call it swarthy. Sometimes if I get too much sun it is described as Indian red. So maybe Anne's coloring is similar. Depending on what she was wearing on any given day, or what activity she had been performing, her complexion may have been all of the above.
