icons: 18th Century art

[olde_fashioned]

This is a MASSIVE dump of icons posted in honour of two very special friends (you know who you are!) who both happen to share a love of the 18th century; I hope no one minds "sharing" a gift, as I am posting them publicly for the enjoyment of all my other readers! ;-D

I do apologize for the lack of my usual extensive noting of the artist and painting in my art posts, but to be frank, the vast majority of these I found without any names attached to them; therefore, I am in complete ignorance. Deciding it would be better to post them as unknowns than to never use them, I've thrown them in random order along with some other paintings whose artist and subject name (and, sometimes a date) I have endeavored to preserve in the file name (right-click>>copy image location, or right-click>>save image as).

The tags will give you an idea of some of the artists you can expect to see. ;-)

As always, never alter my graphics, comment, credit, and enjoy!

Teasers:




Please, if you take anything, be so kind as to take note of the numbers of the icon(s) you're saving, since I am always experimenting with my styles and I would like to know what people like best. (This helps me so I can make more!) The numbers are above the icons.

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Created with angelamaria's Icon Table Generator @ Bauble

Comments

[lancelotfan.livejournal.com]

these are pretty! :)

[littleflower518.livejournal.com]

OOoooooo! PRETTY!

[greeneyedmissy.livejournal.com]

Yep, that it. It's official, I'm retiring. Can't compete with these...nope, no way, no how. *sigh*

They're so stunning, your coloring is just perfect and I love the cropping as well. Super job! *applauds loudly* I'm writing down the names of the artists so I can check out their work too. :D

[kolibrichen.livejournal.com]

somone's been a busy bee ;) amazing work. I especially love the colouring and the different ways of cropping you used :D

[inishmaan.livejournal.com]

What a huge and amazing post! Snagging numbers 17, 53, 83, 89, 95 and 101 with many thanks!

[sakka.livejournal.com]

*mega, mega hug* :D

I snagged 105, 104, 97, 95, 86, 85, 78, 77, 76, 74, 72, 52 ( ;) ) 46, 28, 10, among many others. :D

Lovely!!! You are such a great icon maker. :D

[clios-gaze.livejournal.com]

Taking icons 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 007, 010, 011, 012, 013, 014, 017, 018, 019, 021, 022, 023, 024, 025, 026, 027, 028,033, 034,035, 036, 037, 039, 041, 042, 047, 048, 049, 050, 063, 064, 095, 096, 103 and 104. Will credit when used.

Fantastic costumes! Absolutely lovely! Thank you very much.

[love-kate-walsh.livejournal.com]

These are all very gorgeous ♥

[visionsbeyond.livejournal.com]

Another great art batch! 4,10,14,106,95,32,39,70,71 and 97 are beautiful! I must come back and steal a few since they are so lovely! Such pretty dresses! :D

[tsuu.livejournal.com]

So many pretties! I took far too many.

[telstar109.livejournal.com]

These are completely stunning! I'm saving all these: 31, 32, 33, 39, 48, 58, 77, 81, 87, 95, 106, & 107.

I'll be uploading a selection to another LJ account I have, and also to my Dreamwidth journal/s, if that's OK with you. I'll credit, of course!

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Wow, ALL of them? ;-D Yay! I was kinda hoping you'd like 'em...;-P

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you! ;-)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you Lindy!

How have you been feeling? *hugs*

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

ROTFLOL!

Meliiiisssssssaaaaaa... :-P You can't quit!! And besides, you make good icons too, so THERE!

Thank you so much for all of your sweet and kind praise! You really are too kind. ;-)

Oh, yes, there are TONS of pretties to be had, especially for Pomeo Batoni. I LOOOVVEEE his work; it's so realistic. (I hate to say it but IMO he's better than Gainsborough or Reynolds at truly life-like portraits.)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

LOL! Yes, I have definitely been busy! I've had these going for I don't even remember how long, though, making them on and off, between other batches, or when I got tired/frustrated/uninspired on something else. ;-P

Thank you! I'm glad you like the coloring; that was something I tried to work on in this batch. ;-D

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

LOL, I know it's huge, and I had to trim off a couple because I reached LJ's entry limit (for the first time in my life)!!

You've chosen two of my very favourites (89 and 95)! ;-D

Thank you for the comment!

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

*mega, mega hugs back!* ;-D

Mwahahahaa, I'm so positively thrilled that you like them so well (you chose a lot of my favourites!), and I was wondering if any of the masculine icons would find a home with you....*HALO*

You are such a great icon maker.
Aww!! *iz speechless for a few moments* You're so sweet...thank you!!!!!!

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Heheheheh, I"m glad so many of them struck your fancy! ;-D Thank you for taking the time to comment with all the numbers. I hope you enjoy them!

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! :-)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much V. -- I'm glad you like them!! ;-D

I wish I could WEAR some of those dresses! SIGH....

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

LOL! Thank you very much, and I hope you enjoy them. ;-D

[princessjune.livejournal.com]

Exquisite!

I saved 13, 15, 22, 29, 67, 73, 74, 83, 100, 103, & 104!




p..s. My follow up appointment was today, they took out the sutures and placed some sort of bandages that will wash off in 7 days. I have another appointment in 2 weeks, after that I begin my sessions with physical therapy. So far the doctor wants me to move my arm back to front in slow motion. I'm not sure what my therapy will be like, hopefully it won't be too painful.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much!

You are more than welcome to use them elsewhere; credit is the only requirement. ;-) Thanks for letting me know!

[sakka.livejournal.com]

It's the truth! :D

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm so glad you like them -- you have such "pretty" taste so it's always a compliment when you like my stuff. ♥

Ouch...sutures huuurrrrrt. *grimace* I don't know about therapy as I've never had it, but I hope it won't be too painful for you, either!!

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

♥

[digne.livejournal.com]

Oo! I see some from Ribeiro's book. Tee hee hee!

Took 70, 96, 104, Very NICE!

[tsuu.livejournal.com]

I know that you said that you weren't sure of all of the artists, but I wanted to ask if you knew who the painter of 101 is?

[princessjune.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's so nice to hear that from you! Your graphics are a dream come true for me. You're one of the few artists on lj that makes beautiful graphics from my favorite movies. ♥

You, kf_creations, visionsbeyond, elysium_22, & a few select select others including grain_de_beaute when she was here are my favorites!♥♥♥

Unfortunately not everyone appreciates Period Dramas & Jane Austen as we do.♥

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

LOL! Yup, I recognized some of these as well, though I didn't scan a single one; I found them all online. ;-D (I've also been alerted as to some fabulous artists after seeing their names in her books!)

Thank you very much for the comment! :-D

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

I'm not positive (no info), but from the style I would have to guess it's by Nattier. He's pretty distinct so I'd be willing to be that's his work! ;-)

[tsuu.livejournal.com]

Thanks :)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Awwww!!! You really must stop -- I am going to get a big head if I keep on hearing such things, LOL! And I'm honoured to be grouped with such talent!

Costume dramas (and JA turned me on to those in the first place) and art are why I came here -- I got an LJ because I wanted to make graphics of those things, so I don't see myself stopping any time in the foreseeable future. ;-)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! I hope that helps you in finding more images like that -- unless you wanted the original? I still have it if you'd like it.

P.S. I LOVE YOUR ICON! I love that painting of Madame Recamier!!!!

[winterlillies.livejournal.com]

Where do I start? First I took numbers 53, 71 and 96. I really like your cropping here because I know they can be a pain in the you know what trying to crop. I love the cropping in 39! Really I can't get over how great your cropped the men! LOL! No in all reality I love crops in all of these...I feel they are going to put my set to shame when I finish working on mine.

[tsuu.livejournal.com]

Ohh, I'd love the original. I could only find really, really grainy images when I searched it :)

And thank you ;)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Here (http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv173/olde-fashioned/175x_1.jpg) you are!

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you so much Jess, I'm so glad you like them! :-D I tried to keep my "standard" cropping while trying a few different things, and I'm particularly happy with how the men turned out, as well! So I'm thrilled somebody noticed. ;-D

Did you make your icon? Because it is FAAAB! If that's anything like your own set that you have in progress, then I'm just going to ignore your self-depreciating remark!!

[askmehow.livejournal.com]

These are stunning! Nicely chosen, and beautifully cro DW DW pped; bravo!

Do you happen to have a dreamwidth account? I'm trying to add as many of my LJ friends who have DW accounts to my DW reading list as possible, and I'd hate to lose your journal! Thanks.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much!

And no, I don't have a DW account, and while I won't speak for the unforeseeable future, I don't plan on leaving LJ anytime soon. (If I did however, or if I got a DW, I'd certainly be sure to blog about it here!) ;-)

[uberta.livejournal.com]

May I request some icons, particularly a body shot or two, of the Comtesse de Noailles (http://oi51.tinypic.com/2hppse9.jpg) in her youth?

Thank you in advance.

[uberta.livejournal.com]

Ah, and that is all there is of the portrait, so my apologies if a body shot may be difficult.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

At present I am no longer in possession of enough spare time to resume taking requests; I thank you for your interest and the flattery of asking me, but I'm afraid I'll have to politely decline as I am currently unable to satisfy your request.