Matchmaking Major
Stella - Matchmaking Major (1848)
1000 pieces. Complete.
40x25 grid = 1000 pieces.
Artist: Pavel Fedotov (1815-1852)
We see the horrified bride straining against the clutches of her mother, while the groom-to-be strokes his moustache in the other room. The servants look on with mild amusement, and the cat couldn't be bothered less by all the fuss.
It seems that Fedotov might have redone this painting a few years later (The Major Makes a Proposal - 1851). That painting differs in several details, but the depicted scene is identical. (The mother is older, the tablecloth is green, and the walls are adorned differently, etc.) Perhaps the Major, after being rebuffed on his first attempt, revisits the family only to find this girl "just don't want him".
This one was a bigger challenge than expected, especially in the darker area of the ceiling. The pieces were easily mismatched.
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Matchmaking Major
Stella - Matchmaking Major (1848)
1000 pieces. Complete.
40x25 grid = 1000 pieces.
Artist: Pavel Fedotov (1815-1852)
We see the horrified bride straining against the clutches of her mother, while the groom-to-be strokes his moustache in the other room. The servants look on with mild amusement, and the cat couldn't be bothered less by all the fuss.
It seems that Fedotov might have redone this painting a few years later (The Major Makes a Proposal - 1851). That painting differs in several details, but the depicted scene is identical. (The mother is older, the tablecloth is green, and the walls are adorned differently, etc.) Perhaps the Major, after being rebuffed on his first attempt, revisits the family only to find this girl "just don't want him".
This one was a bigger challenge than expected, especially in the darker area of the ceiling. The pieces were easily mismatched.
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