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The love of kings: Anne Boleyn

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My second entry for the Enchanted doll contest 2011:[link]

Briefly, we were supposed to come up with an idea for a new doll, describe it in no more than 200 words and provide illustrations for our project. Each participant could submit up to 3 entries.

This is my pitch for my second entry: Anne Boleyn (or The love of Kings).
Enjoy...

What does it feel to be loved by a king? Anne had caught the eye of Henry VIII. She was strong, willful, indomitable, like the king himself…and beautiful. The king could not help but want her. She did not give in, at first. But you could not deny the king for long. He courted her tenderly and passionately. He overturned the laws of England, defied the temporal and spiritual powers of the age to make their union legal. He asked of her just one thing: an heir to the throne. A male heir. She gave him a girl…a terrible disappointment. Her exquisite features could not keep him enthralled after that, nor could her spirit and fierce intelligence feed his love. In the end, she was discarded, her reputation maimed, his love turned to hatred. He had her head cut off. And all because she gave him a girl. Just a girl…but what a fine girl, her triumphant, her glorious golden Elisabeth!
This doll was inspired by Anne Boleyn, mother of Queen Elisabeth I. She comes with a fur lined brocade vest, regal jewelry and tattoo representing her daughter, the sovereign that brought to England its golden age.

This drawing was colored with markers and pencils (as usual) on Strathmore's Bristol paper.

Stay tuned for my third and final entry...

More about these entries and :iconmarina-b: 's contest on my blog The mermaid in the living room
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3099x4144px 766.23 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS REBEL T2i
Shutter Speed
1/99 second
Aperture
F/8.0
Focal Length
79 mm
ISO Speed
800
Date Taken
Mar 3, 2011, 9:31:40 AM
Lens
EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Sensor Size
15mm
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deathbladecutie's avatar
Would you be interested in possibly doing something like this one for the other wives as well??