Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Marguerite of Navarre

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Marguerite, Queen of Navarre[edit]

Original - Hinchliff's engraving of Marguerite of Navarre, from an 1864 English edition of her Heptaméron.
Reason
A major enlightenment literary and historical figure deserves a featured picture. This Victorian steel engraving is stunningly detailed - would you believe the original is no bigger than an index card? - and serves as an attractive introduction to her. Would you believe I found this book in the bargain bin at a charity shop for £2?
Articles this image appears in
Marguerite of Navarre, Heptaméron
Creator
"Hinchliff". I can find no further information on him (probably not her, given the date)
  • Support as nominator --Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 16:41, 14 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Well done. Noodle snacks (talk) 09:48, 17 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Just £2? Wow. SpencerT♦Nominate! 03:09, 18 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support What a find.--HereToHelp (talk to me) 13:08, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Question: There are several unfortunate brown spots at the upper left of the engraving, like a spill from coffee or similar. Can anything be done about that? Maedin\talk 18:13, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Well, I did poke at them a bit, but completely removing them would involve patching in pattern from elsewhere, which seemed less than ideal over larger areas. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 18:43, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hinchliff - Marguerite Queen of Navarre crop.jpg MER-C 09:31, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]