Princess Marianne, a photo from Dolnoslaskie, West

Photographer's Note

At the entrance to the palace, Princess Marianne of Orange-Nassau welkomes personally her guests.
This is an "artistic" vision of Marianne's portrait made of wicker.

Princess Marianne of Orange-Nassau (1810-1883) was the daughter of King William I of the Netherlands. In 1830 she married her first cousin Prince Albert of Hohenzollern and had five children. But it was a failed marriage, her husband was cheating on her. In 1845 she left her unfaithful husband, began to live with her lover and bore him a child. It was a scandal, the family broke all contact with her. She spent the following years in Italy and died in Erbach in the Rhineland.
In Lower Silesia, she was very popular and called by people "a good lady" due to her charity activity.

A photo of two portraits of the princess in WS.

holmertz, Fis2, jean113, jhm, Royaldevon, PiotrF, jemaflor, papagolf21, alvaraalto has marked this note useful

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Silvio1953 (222721) 2020-08-12 2:24

Ciao Ryszard, beautiful and original artwork, wonderful colors, fine details and splendid sharpness, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

holmertz (103510) 2020-08-12 3:00

Hello Ryszard,
I have a feeling her husband should have been scandalized instead of her, but as usual the woman was more harshly judged. It could probably happen even today...
But the "statue" is nicely made and provides a colourful photo. I also like the patterns and colours of the wall. It's almost like abstract art.
Best regards,
Gert

Fis2 (171763) 2020-08-12 3:13

Czesc Ryszard!
Bardzo przyjemne dzielo z wikliny.
Powitanie przy wejsciu takiej ksiezniczki robi wrazenie.
Ladny kadr i kolorki.
Milego dnia.
Krzysztof

jean113 (28219) 2020-08-12 4:46

Hello Ryszard, an unusual way to represent a princess, in fact I have never seen a character created in wicker like this before.
And, someone has placed a mask on her face!
An informative note,it sounds as if she did not have the typical life of a princess, if there is such a thing!
Thanks for sharing, kind regards, Jean.

lousat (139890) 2020-08-12 5:25

Hi Ryszard,,nice post dedicated to this princess from her building,lovely artwork in the main pic and 2 nice paintings in the WS too.Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

jhm (211738) 2020-08-12 6:36

Hello Ryszard,

The doll is real nice made, artistic image.
An excellent captured image.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Royaldevon (86318) 2020-08-12 7:32

Hello Ryszard,

The fact that she was so well liked probably indicates that she was not the bad person but her husband ....!

This is a very fine piece of wicker weaving. I have attempted to make sculptures in this way and it takes more skill than I possess to get this sort of result!

You have composed the photograph well and have captured the details of the princess and of her surroundings , with excellent clarity.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Miguel82 (47110) 2020-08-12 11:37

Ryszard, that piece is a remarkable basketwork in wicker. The dress of the princess is decorated with flowers. She wears lace and her hat includes feathers. Beautiful artwork that draws attention. Fine colors, good sharpness, regards.

jmdias (116287) 2020-08-12 11:38

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curious a lady from netherlands getting married with a polish, I presume their religion were different. nice image of the sculpture and good note too.

take care

jorge

Tue (93280) 2020-08-12 13:01

Hello Ryszard,
Her surname of Orange-Nassau already made me suppose that the princess had some connection to the Dutch royal house. A good photo of this wicker version of her, well placed on the right hand side. The bright colours also make a good contrast with the old wall and its texture.
Lars

PiotrF (55802) 2020-08-12 16:00

Czesc Ryszard
Ciekawa notatka o tej malo znanej ksieznej.
Dobre zdjecie portretow w WS
Interesujaca prezentacja
pozdrawiam
Piotr

jemaflor (148072) 2020-08-12 23:47

Hi Ryszard,
interesting photo and also WS about this Princess. Good quality for your view, nice sharpness and light, interesting note, tfs.

emka (158644) 2020-08-13 0:16

cześc Ryszard, Sympatyczna księżna Marianna z koszyka. Fajne zdjęcie.

Pozdrawiam MAłgorzata

papagolf21 (152607) 2020-08-13 0:26

Bonjour, cher Ryszard,
Un travail de vannerie qui demande un savoir-faire manifeste.
La représentation de la princesse peut être différemment interprétée, quoi qu'il en soit, c'est une composition originale avec une bonne note.
Amitiés.
Philippe

alvaraalto (42804) 2020-08-16 1:23

Hello Ryszard,
Interesting to read and see a piece of Dutch history here.
Few here will know the fate of this daughter of King William I and, frankly, I didn't even know he had a daughter.
Funny technique for this statue that I also know from the beach chairs that were on the beach in Zandvoort in my youth.
Excellent presentation
Have a nice Sunday, Groet Rob