Photo editing programs have long been a part of our lives, so you can rarely see a photo that hasn’t been retouched. However, it’s wrong to think that Photoshop belongs only to the modern world. People have been improving the looks of their portraits for centuries. That means there were specialists in photo retouching that date all the way back to the nineteenth century. Even painters have worked hard to make models look more beautiful than they really were.
At Bright Side, we searched the archives and found photos of royalty from the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century, and we compared them to their portrait paintings. At the end of the article, we’ll show you what Vincent van Gogh really looked like.
Isabella II of Spain (1830 — 1904)
Mary of Teck, the spouse of George V (1867 — 1953)
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the mother of Queen Elizabeth II (1900 — 2002)
Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (1846 — 1923)
Victoria, Princess Royal, German Empress (1840 — 1901)
Charlotte of Belgium (1840 — 1927)
Sophie of Württemberg, Queen of the Netherlands (1818 — 1877)
Queen Victoria (1819 — 1901)
Maria Christina of Austria, Queen-consort of Spain (1858 — 1929)
Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Parma, Princess-consort of Bulgaria (1870 — 1899)
Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia (1882 — 1957)
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, Queen Victoria’s fifth daughter (1857 — 1944)
Alexandra Feodorovna, the spouse of Nicholas II of Russia (1872 — 1918)
Princess Alice of Battenberg, the mother-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II (1885 — 1969)
Alexandra of Denmark, the spouse of Edward VII (1844 — 1925)
onus: Vincent van Gogh (1853 — 1890)
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This small artifact has a big role in the home
Picture yourself in the warm embrace of a living room from the 1970s, with earthy-hued walls and a shag carpet that features unique, vibrant patterns.
A thin, inconspicuous object lies in the groove of a vinyl record sleeve in this retro-chic environment.
You ask, what is it? It’s nothing more than a simple hook, a throwback to earlier times spent around the house. Continue reading to learn more!
Think back to a period when windows were decked out in their Sunday finest, with pleated curtains hanging proudly to frame vistas of the city’s busy streets or the bucolic suburbs. The curtain hook functioned silently in the background, making sure that the cloth fell in lovely folds and created captivating patterns of light and shadow across the space.
However, the processes of home décor changed along with the sands of time. The once-ubiquitous curtain hook eventually vanished, to be replaced by fixtures that are more contemporary. Even so, the curtain hook’s significance has reduced over time, but it still serves as a moving reminder of a period of scrupulous attention to detail, when even the tiniest accents revealed a homeowner’s sense of style and concern.
“Came loose from one of my father’s record sleeves… A vintage 70s hair piece or a risky roach clip?via Reddit and Broccoli Bastard
The curtain hook is a sturdy reminder of tradition and simplicity in a world when technology rules and fashions change at an alarming rate. Its very existence acts as a gentle reminder that beauty may always be found in the eternal elegance of the past, even in the ever-changing landscape of modern living.
Take a moment the next time you see a curtain hook hidden beneath a mound of housekeeping odds and ends or tucked away in a neglected corner of an antique shop. Because concealed within that inconspicuous bit of metal is not only a useful fixture but also a small fragment of history, a modest reminder of the timeless allure of bygone eras.
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