Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Alexander Roslin Konstnaren och hans hustru Marie S.jpg

The Painter - Alexander Roslin, his wife and his friend
Voting period ends on 21 Oct 2014  at 18:17:40 (UTC)
 * Reason:Alexander Roslin (1718-1793) was one of the leading portraitists of his time, who mixed classicist elements in his paintings with the Rococo style in its elegance and charm. Roslin's own wife, Marie-Suzanne Giroust was also a painter and artist. Roslin painted in 1767 a double portrait of them both; she is depicted working in pastels on a portrait. The painting in the painting depicts a third person, Henrik Wilhelm Peill, the couples friend. Roslin points in the painting at a gold box he received from Peill as a present. On the frame of the painting (not visible here) is inscribed Loin et près (Far away and yet close), showing that the portrait was a token of friendship. The painting was purchased by Henrik Wilhelm Peill and remained in his family for many generations.


 * Articles in which this image appears: Alexander Roslin
 * FP category for this image:WP:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
 * Creator:Alexander Roslin


 * Support as nominator – Hafspajen (talk) 18:17, 11 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Support - that black bit on the right is a bit obstructive, but nothing wrong bout it. ///Euro Car  GT  02:38, 12 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Question - What's the size of this painting? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:59, 12 October 2014 (UTC)
 * TINY!! It is in fact a miniature! HM, it doesn't say. Might need to call the museum. Holy smoke, the museum bought it for 19,5 miljon Swedish crowns! Ahem, uhem, that's a lot money. You can buy ten houses or 19 apparments, luxurious ones, with that kind of money. Hafspajen (talk) 09:55, 12 October 2014 (UTC)
 * - It is 131 x 98,5 cm. Or 51x 38 inches. . Hafspajen (talk) 22:15, 12 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Support - Useful. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:19, 13 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Support Just under 100dpi seems pretty damn good. I believe that's big enough to print it full-size at decent quality. Adam Cuerden (talk) 01:03, 13 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Support - Swedish houses must be cheap, I could swap that painting for ten small bungalows in need of full renovation in UK. Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 16:39, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 18:31, 21 October 2014 (UTC)