r/Eyebleach • u/Makanilani • 2d ago

Handpainted, I Think She Likes It!

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Piggy is 25 and still loving life, her owner's stepdaughter is a great artist and gave them this for Christmas, I think it looks amazing!

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u/Harleen_F_Quinzel 2d ago

Fun fact: this is loosely based off Steven van der Meulen’s portrait of Queen Elizabeth I (called “The Hampden Portrait”).

As a note, the portrait had traditionally been ascribed to van der Meulen; a more recent attribution suggests George Gower (Town, Burlington Magazine, 2020) as the artist.