Icons: Frank Weston Benson

[olde_fashioned]

Twenty-six Frank Weston Benson icons, featuring turn-of-the-century beauties in romantic outdoor settings that have a very "summer-y" feel to them. I have a notecard of his Eleanor (my userpic and #1 in this batch) sitting on the dresser in my room, and I decided to look him up online. They're quite a feast for the eyes, methinks, so how could I possibly resist the temptation to icon them? ;-D

As always, never alter or steal 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

1 -- Eleanor

2 -- Margaret (Gretchen) Strong

3 -- My Daughter Elizabeth

4 -- Hilltop

5 -- unknown

6 -- Sunlight

7 -- An Open Window

8 -- Rainy Day

9-11 -- Portrait of My Daughters

12 -- Eleanor Holding a Shell

13-16 -- Summer (although they share the same title, I think #16 is a different painting and part of a seasons set.)

17 -- Spring

18 -- Autumn

19-20 -- Sunshine and Shade

21-22 -- Red and Gold

23 -- Calm Morning

24 -- Portrait of Lady Mary Kemble Webb Sanders (say that ten times real fast!! lol)

25 -- Girl with a Black Hat

26 -- By Firelight

Comments

[glenvorian.livejournal.com]

Oh, those are lovely! If only my paid account didn't expire...saving all of them for future use, though!

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the comment! I hope you enjoy them. :-)

[glenvorian.livejournal.com]

I've been an admirer of your icons for awhile, I just keep forgetting to comment. :)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you! :-D

[chloeandrudy.livejournal.com]

Have you come across any screen prints from The House of Elliot series? I'm watching it for the 3rd time, and the gowns and hats are to die for. I keep trying to take pictures of them off my TV.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Is that the Louise Lombard series about the sisters who become seamstresses in the '20s? I haven't seen it, but I've been thinking about Netflixing it. I'll go Google it to see if I can find any screencaps for you. :-)

[nightdog-barks.livejournal.com]

These are so beautiful! Such wonderful colors, and there's such a sense of peace about them.

Taking #6 and absolutely will credit. Gorgeous work.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! The peacefulness and sun-bathed qualities are exactly what I loved about them. :-D

[chloeandrudy.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is. It's an absolutely fabulous series & totally fabulous costumes. I bought the three seasons they had out. I kept hoping for a 4th.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

I've been searching for images since you commented, and so far this is all I've found: http://www.jewelboxdreams.com/2007/11/house-of-elliot-1991-93.html

I read that they planned on a fourth, but the sets burned down and it was too expensive to replace them. :-(

[chloeandrudy.livejournal.com]

YOu had better luck than I did finding anything. Too bad the sets burned down. I wished someone had photographed all the costumes. I would have bought a book of them.
Good night!

[prinsesseboon.livejournal.com]

gorgeous. saved 5 :)

[erised-dream.livejournal.com]

Lovely, as always! ;) Taking #5, 13, 15 and 16, and will credit when used. Thank you! :)

[eillinora.livejournal.com]

These are wonderful... again ;D I took # 2, 4, 5, 6 and will definitely credit when used. The colours are just beautiful :)

[brightredday.livejournal.com]

Lovely! I took 16-18.

[sheeri.livejournal.com]

These are so lovely! I took #2 for now.

[midenianscholar.livejournal.com]

Lovely!

Do I see some impressionism? HMMMMMMMM?

[littleflower518.livejournal.com]

PRETTY!!
Nice and summery!

[laurenmonkey.livejournal.com]

Lovely! I have taken 6 and 19, and I will credit when I use them. Thank you!!

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the comment! :-)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :-)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much!

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Val -- http://community.livejournal.com/bbccostumedrama/509915.html

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the comment. :-)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Enjoy. :-)