Dido Elizabeth Bell Lindsay (with her cousin Lady Elizabeth Murray)

[skywardprodigal]

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[windbeliever.livejournal.com]

What a lovely painting. Where ever did you learn of it? ^_^

[skywardprodigal.livejournal.com]

It showed up in google images when I did a search on Dido Elizabeth Lindsay. :)

That's all. ;)

Thanks for educating me about her. I'd seen her before, in larger versions of the painting, but I hadn't held onto her name.

[windbeliever.livejournal.com]

I love the Regency period in England. It's very romantic. And I was watching a documentry on BBC called, Regency House Party, in which modern day Brits go "back in time" to live in the Regency period to "find love or find money" (it's completely staged, of course). One of the house guests was a woman named, Tanya (who is the real life sister of the singer Seal) and she was also the wealthiest of the female house guests. She, along with the other house guests, had made up back stories about how they were rich in the Regency period (her back story was she was the daughter of a wealthy land owner who operated sugar fields in the West Indies).

It really opened up a new angle on the Regency period, and I did a lot of research on it (which is where I found the story of Dido), and there were several African or partially African children of wealthy British noblemen and merchants, who ushered their children into society and embrace them as family.

I think if they made a movie about Dido's life, it would be completely new and a wonderful watch! She's the African great niece of the man who ended slavery in Great Britain. You can't get more epic than that! ^_^

[ladyjax.livejournal.com]

I saw the Regency House Party and I think the way they introduced Tanya's character was really cunning and well done.

[cosmoblue15.livejournal.com]

I was just googling Dido Elizabeth Belle for a Regency project that I am working on. I am wondering where you found your research? I am not finding as much as I would like. If you have links that you could share or book titles that would really help me. Thanks in advance.

[fa-ikaika.livejournal.com]

Very interesting and beautifully painted.

But I still don't know why 18th century people seem to walk around with one finger stuck to their cheek. Are they saying "You can kiss me right here sugar?" or "You do know chewing that tobacco wad will give you cheek cancer right?"

[skywardprodigal.livejournal.com]

LOL

"Kiss me here only!"

Or, "This mole is not to be seen. Trust."

[spiralsheep.livejournal.com]

I've seen Dido Lindsay's portrait many times but I don't think I've ever seen the whole painting before. Thank you.

[skywardprodigal.livejournal.com]

You welcome!