aleroit2000 Posted March 10, 2006 Posted March 10, 2006 I'd like to know what do you think about...byeAlex Quote
Emperor Oli Posted March 11, 2006 Posted March 11, 2006 It would tie for me between Maklouf and Machin. Quote
Geordie582 Posted March 11, 2006 Posted March 11, 2006 (edited) Isn't the comparison over such an age range of the monarch a bit pointless? Or are you comparing Quality of the artist's reproduction of the real queen at the time? For instance:-The reproduction of Churchill on the crown was accurate and conveyed his character but the portrait as a coin subject was abysmal! Edited March 11, 2006 by Geordie582 Quote
aleroit2000 Posted March 12, 2006 Author Posted March 12, 2006 Well, I was spoking from a numisamtic-artistic point of view.I think that on coins a portrait is (or not) "good" for a lot of reasons.Probably the "realest" is the fourth, but I think that the second as an "I-don't-know-what" that mekes it very good (IMHO).And I think that nort always on coins a real portrait is the better.I.G. on Vatican euro coins, the portrait of pope John Paul II was very real, but, perhaps for this reason, I dont' like it. Quote
aleroit2000 Posted March 12, 2006 Author Posted March 12, 2006 I can't edit previous message, and there are some mistakes.... Probably the "realest" is the fourth, but I think that the second HAS an "I-don't-know-what" that mAkes it very good (IMHO).bye Quote
krasnaya_vityaz Posted March 12, 2006 Posted March 12, 2006 Machin portrait, it has artistic merit. Quote
wybrit Posted March 12, 2006 Posted March 12, 2006 The Gillick portrait is weak.The Machin portrait has some class, even if it only went on decimal coinage.The Maklouf portrait is pretty good as well, close second.Rank-Broadley, no comment. Quote
Geordie582 Posted March 12, 2006 Posted March 12, 2006 I voted For the Maklouf portrate, by the way! Quote
Emperor Oli Posted March 12, 2006 Posted March 12, 2006 Rank-Broadley, no comment. I think we can all pretty much guess where that will end up. Quote
TomGoodheart Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 Machin then IRB - don't like the Maklouf 'coupe' at all. (Or is that coupee?) - I just don't think it looks like her at all. Quote
Geoff T Posted March 23, 2006 Posted March 23, 2006 I'm going to stick my neck out here and go for Rank-Broadley. It has a balance of formality and honesty which I don't think we've seen since Wyon's ground-breaking William IV, which has always been a great favourite.I was told by Graham Dyer that the Queen takes a great personal interest in these matters, and that nothing simply goes through on the nod. On those grounds she presumably wouldn't have accepted the IRB design unless she approved of it.Gillick I grew up with, but I could never relate it to the person it portrayed. The same is true of Maklouf. I have a soft spot for Machin though. I wonder if the Diamond Jubilee in 2012 will bring a further design.G Quote
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