King Louis XIV - Facial Reconstructions
What did the illustrious Sun King really look like?
Louis was not difficult to bring to life, given just how much he loved his own image. There are hundreds of portraits of Louis that were created during his long life, basically from birth, and all the way to old age.
What did Helen of Troy look like? With Re-creations.
How do we re-create the “face that launched a thousand ships”? What a question this is.
Since Helen’s story lives in the realm of mythology, it differs depending on who is telling it. Her personality and beauty traits change depending on the author - and of course the author’s own idea of what the perfect woman looks like.
My goal with the re-creation here is to make the ideal woman using ancient Greek beauty standards, and give an accurate depiction of what a woman considered beautiful in ancient Sparta would look like.
What’s the true face of Alexander Hamilton? Historical portrait re-creations.
While Hamilton has always been an important figure in U.S. history, his popularity in recent years has soared due to the musical, “Hamilton” finding tons of success.
The real man behind the musical was one of stubborn idealism. Many of his ideas make up the framework for the current U.S. Constitution. But some of his other ideas were considered controversial, and he made a lot of enemies during his career in politics.
What did Tudor Queen Catherine Howard look like?
Catherine Howard was the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England - a young woman who never expected to be queen, and paid a terrible price for it. What did she really look like? We will dive into her history and appearance, talking about which portrait is the most accurate and then revealing reconstructions.
Who was the Celtic warrior Queen Boudica, and what did she look like?
Meet the woman who gathered the largest army the Roman Empire ever faced.
What did Joan of Arc look like?
What did Joan of Arc really look like? The French heroine’s appearance is almost entirely a mystery. In fact, a doodle in the margins of French parliamentary notes is the only image that exists from her lifetime, and was sketched by someone who had not even seen her in person.
What did Jane Austen really look like?
Jane Austen’s real appearance is more mysterious than you might think. With only one authenticated sketch from her lifetime, the English novelist remains enigmatic, but I’ve done my best to re-create her true likeness.
What did Mary, Queen of Scots really look like?
Have you ever looked at portraits of Mary, Queen of Scots and felt they fall a little flat? I’ve reconstructed Mary from her gorgeous death mask, said to be taken from Mary directly after her execution in 1587.
Harriet Tubman Brought to Life
Known as “The Moses of her People,” Harriet Tubman escaped slavery and made it her life’s mission to help rescue others from the same fate. After her own successful escape in 1849 from Maryland to the free state of Pennsylvania, she would return at least 13 times to rescue other enslaved people, including her siblings and parents. She became one of the most famous conductors of the Underground Railroad, the network of free people, both black and white, who were working in secret to guide enslaved black Americans to freedom. Harriet rescued between 70 and 300 people during her life. Later, she would go on to aid the Union in the Civil War, providing intelligence and even leading a successful armed mission. She was also an outspoken advocate for women’s rights and other causes.
What did George Washington look like?
So what did America’s first President really look like? While we have many portraits of Washington, surprisingly, very few were created from life. Washington apparently hated sitting for portraits, thinking they were a waste of his time. For this reason, many images we see of him today are copies.
Luckily, in 1785,when Washington was 53, French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon visited him at his Mount Vernon residence. His mission was to take a life mask - a plaster cast of Washington’s face - which he would then use to create sculpture copies.