Horatio Nelson got a make-over...

May 03, 2013 23:50

After the finding-royals-under-the-car-park fad, we now have the give-history-a-make-over craze.

Historical hipsters: Shakespeare and Elizabeth I get makeovers from modern artistsI admit, seeing “Elizabeth I” and “hipster” in one sentence is painful; Shakespeare, however ( Read more... )

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anteros_lmc May 3 2013, 22:45:32 UTC
Heh, I saw the Nelson picture earlier in the day but I didn't notice the hand! Some of the others are quite fabulously bad. Yours are much better :)

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aletheiafelinea May 3 2013, 23:13:52 UTC
Shakespeare's the best, IMO. But whoever made Henry VIII, should take a few lessons on anatomy. *twitch* And someone would get beheaded if Elizabeth saw herself. *g*

Hmm, I always thought: CLICK 1, CLICK 2, CLICK 3, CLICK 4 ;)

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eglantine_br May 3 2013, 23:42:06 UTC
Copley's painting is so sweet. I have a book of Copley's work, and that one is one of my favorites. To me it looks like a young Clayton.

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aglarien1 May 4 2013, 03:04:23 UTC
These are great! They did quite a good job with them.

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