Homage to Sulley and Eichholtz

Thomas Sulley, The Torn Hat circa 1820


Jacob Eichholtz, Rubens Mayer Eichholtz circa1815


Margaret Freed, Homage To Eichholtz and Sulley, circa 2009

Back in the early 1800's, portrait painters Thomas Sulley and Jacob Eichholtz exchanged ideas and techniques. I was inspired by two of their pictures that shared a common idea, The Torn Hat. I thought I'd take a crack at this idea, 190 years later.
Like Eichholtz, my picture is of one of my kids, Catherine. I didn't have a torn hat, but I did have this russian military one that I picked up on ebay.
Painting Catherine at age 14 is a far cry from last weekend's picture of her at age four. She is a much more cooperative model these days. I guess she's figured out that if she follows mom's instructions she'll be done sooner. That's a life lesson for all of us I suppose.
Looking at this online, I think I need to add a bit more rose color to her cheeks and darken and simplify the denim jacket. I will have to work on that later and I will post it when I do.