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8:57 am
July 25, 2010
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I came across this photo whilst searching for Anne Boleyn photos and I found this one EXTREMELY different from the rest… Let me know what you all think. http://onthetudortrail.com/Blo…..ne-boleyn/
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7:25 am
September 22, 2010
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Wow,this is a great photo.Did you find any information in the page you saw it,about it,if it is an illustration(or something like that) or a not so known portrait of Anne(perhaps a private collection)?It looks a lot like an oil-painting but I can't be sure.I do hope that it is an unknown portrait,because if it is,it offers a new look on the classic Anne portrait that we have seen so reproduced through the years.It is of course pretty much the same pose and facial structure but there are so many different details that I see…The red dress,the brooch,Anne's serene expression…I really like it
7:52 am
February 16, 2009
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I haven't seen that one before but I get the impression that it is modern, not sure why!
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8:03 am
June 7, 2010
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I agree, Claire. I get the sense it is a modern painting, perhaps a different take on Anne's National Portarit Gallery painting? Is there any information about this painting? I would love to know more about it.
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6:52 pm
August 12, 2009
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If you right-click on the photo, and select properties, you'll find the url to the photo. If you hover your cursor over the picture on the web site, the following caption pops up:
“Last year I was lucky enough to stay overnight in Thornbury Castle and was flicking through a photo album left in the library when I found this photo of a portrait of Anne Boleyn. I was immediately intrigued as I had never seen it before. So at this stage I don't know where the original portrait is housed.”
So that's a starting point to tracking information about this down.
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Ring the bell and run. He hates that."
4:36 am
August 3, 2010
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We definitely should track this down! I've never seen it before, though I agree with Claire that it being modern is likely. It has some features not unlike Anne's more famed portraits, but some features (I think especially that of the lower face) are markedly different. Perhaps it was poorly copied off the National Gallery portrait?
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6:06 am
August 12, 2009
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Boleynfan said:
It has some features not unlike Anne's more famed portraits, but some features (I think especially that of the lower face) are markedly different. Perhaps it was poorly copied off the National Gallery portrait?
I think it looks more like the Hever portrait, as they both have longer jaws and pointier chins
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Ring the bell and run. He hates that."
6:32 pm
December 10, 2010
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when I look at this picture I get chills and I'm not sure why
4:33 pm
August 12, 2009
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Julia said:
when I look at this picture I get chills and I'm not sure why
For me, it's not chills so much as, while it's definitely Anne, for some reason, I can imagine this person walking down the street in 2010. She seems more… modern, somehow. I have to agree with Claire on this one. I can imagine this woman in modern clothing, with her hair either hanging loose or in a long braid. Or like this pic of Eva Longoria, looking casually chic. (you may have to hit the quote and reply button to see the url).
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Ring the bell and run. He hates that."
6:56 am
August 3, 2010
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I do agree definitely that it looks more modern. Also, for some reason, the woman in this portrait seems colder than the Anne of other, more famed portraits to me, more dangerous and calculating…I think it's interesting, but I prefer both the Hever and NG portraits.
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8:48 pm
January 9, 2010
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Definitely a modern portrait. Not sure that I like it but I do LOVE the red dress!
12:20 pm
December 17, 2010
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she's much broader shouldered in this picture than the NPG one. I was quite excited to see that her chin is much squarer in this picture because the skull of the remains which lay where Anne was supposed to be burried had a square jaw which never seemed to be portrayed in other portraits, butm certainly does with this picture of Anne!
1:27 pm
January 17, 2011
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Love this pic as it has a modern type of look about it very sleek and polished.
I've certainly never seen it before
1:27 pm
December 5, 2010
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Julia said:
when I look at this picture I get chills and I'm not sure why
Same here… Then again, I still back away when I see the NPG one, I adore it, but I feel all too enchanted by those eyes! The Hever one that's sideways on is probably my favourite. It removes some of the stereotypes of the 'B' necklace, French hood etc. But it still doesn't remove the black. Maybe it's the red I don't like on this one… Or maybe it's just they way it looks somewhat too modern…
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8:49 am
August 3, 2010
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But even this jaw isn't that square…
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9:16 pm
February 8, 2011
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It looks like modern “fanart” to me, the neckline seems higher than any other portrait I've seen of Anne plus I don't think she would have let her pearls hang out over the neckline like that if she'd tucked them in for her other portraits. It's definitely beautiful though! It's like they took the best features of Anne from both NPG and Hever portraits and I agree I love the red dress.
12:49 pm
February 24, 2010
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She looks way too big-boned and overly broad to me in this portrait. I'm assuming that's just the way the picture of the portrait was taken. I agree it looks modern. I'm not crazy about this one. I do like the red dress though.
Christianmarie123, I agree with you. Those pearls look completely out of place. It took me a while to get use to the fact that Anne put her pearls inside the neckline of her dresses. Now it looks odd to see the whole strand.
5:20 pm
February 8, 2011
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Sharon said:
She looks way too big-boned and overly broad to me in this portrait. I'm assuming that's just the way the picture of the portrait was taken. I agree it looks modern. I'm not crazy about this one. I do like the red dress though.
Christianmarie123, I agree with you. Those pearls look completely out of place. It took me a while to get use to the fact that Anne put her pearls inside the neckline of her dresses. Now it looks odd to see the whole strand.
I think it's just the angle that makes her look so broad, I think if the picture had been taken head on she'd appear much more slender.
And yea! Lol I used to think the same thing about her having her pearls in the neckline but after seeing this portrait I understand why she did it. It's draws away from her face and makes it hard for me to look at anything but the large amount of detail on her neckline, I don't like how her B pendant is touching it either.
I guess it just shows us 500 years later that Anne really knew her stuff when it came to fashion. :p
2:59 pm
June 7, 2010
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I was on the website for Thornbury Castle the other day. I could never afford a night stay there, but I was curious to see the interior photographs. I clicked on the link for Fine Dining, and noticed in the photo of a lady ordering a picture of what appears to be Anne Boleyn on the wall.
It resembles the original picture linked for this thread. Anne wearing a red dress and a French hood. But, I don't think they are the same.
Does anyone know of the picture at Thornbury?
Here's the link. I hope it works!
"By daily proof you shall find me to be to you both loving and kind" Anne Boleyn
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