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Years gone by

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And I was supposed to never draw dresses again...

My official entry for the :iconhistorylovers:'s contest [link] . The theme of the contest is "historical couples" , and how can you have a competition like that without Sissi and Franzl? Just a bit older...

For those not-so-interested in XIX century Austria: In the picture you can see His Imperial and Apostolic Royal Majesty Franz Joseph I Habsburg, Emperor of Austria, Apostolic King of Hungary, King of Bohemia, Dalmatia Croatia, Slavonia, Galicia and Lodomeria, Illyria, King of Jerusalem etc. etc. (for the full list, see: [link]) together with his spouse, the famous Elisabeth of Wittelsbach circa 1897, around 30 years after their well-known portraits done by Winterhalter.

The Emperor is wearing the gala uniform of an Austrian Field Marshal with a bunch of orders and decorations, most notably the Order of the Golden Fleece and the sash and star of the Military Order of Maria Theresia. Elisabeth is depicted in her mourning attire -after the suicide of their only son, Crown Prince Rudolf in 1889, Elisabeth only wore black gowns. And yes, the Empress was that tall. Even taller than the Emperor (172 cm vs 170 cm ).

(damn proud of how the uniform and sash turned out)

Textures and stock used:
a XIX century painting by Fritz L'Allemand;

Texture by: :iconenchantedgal-stock: , [link] ;

Texture by: :iconcastock: , [link] .
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MexicaniaiKataraINC's avatar
Is sad how this love story ends.