The Daily Painting: The Painter's Honeymoon

Saturday, February 13, 2010

The Painter's Honeymoon

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Lord Frederick Leighton

(English, 1830-1896)

The Painter's Honeymoon, 1864

Oil on canvas

Okay, all together now: "Awwwwwww!"
Adorable. Love the sunshine and the dress. :)

5 comments:

UnknownFebruary 13, 2010 at 11:51 AM
Awwwwwww!
:)
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The Other KatieFebruary 13, 2010 at 1:07 PM
Awwwww! He needs a haircut! Otherwise it's really cute, though. ^.^
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R. A.February 13, 2010 at 5:04 PM
Pffl. He's an artist, his hair can be any way he wants!

Leighton has some other paintings that I'm pretty sure show the same exact couple . . . I wonder who they were!
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IvyFebruary 14, 2010 at 9:42 PM
Awwwwwwwwww! :D
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Tales of WhimsyNovember 21, 2010 at 7:47 AM
Wow. I love it!
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