This fine art counted cross-stitch pattern entitled The Reluctant Bride designed from a painting by Auguste Toulmouche shows a young bride in a white satin gown gazing stubbornly at the viewer while surrounded by comforting attendants in an opulent Victorian dressing room. Originally painted in 1866 under the French title Le Mariage de Raison (The Marriage of Convenience), this famous piece depicts a woman facing an arranged marriage that serves her family's status rather than her own wishes. While her attendants try to console her and a young girl tries on her orange-blossom crown, her intense gaze breaks the fourth wall, capturing defiance and quiet anger that make this scene so striking. Every delicate shadow captures the dramatic emotion of warm light across the bride's stoic posture, making this captivating interior, no doubt, a true joy to stitch. Our patterns use only full cross stitches. No blended colors are used. Instead, we use a variety of solid colors to achieve a more realistic effect.
Artist: Auguste Toulmouche
Stitch Count: 324w x 396h
Fabric: Aida, Antique White
Four approximate finished sizes:
14,16,18 and 22 Count
| Final Pattern Sizes: |
| 14 Count, 23-1/8w X 28-1/4h in |
| 16 Count, 20-1/4w X 24-3/4h in |
| 18 Count, 18w X 22h in (Kit comes in 18 count size) |
| 22 Count, 14-5/8w X 18h in |
*Please Note: The above dimensions do not include frame or mat.
Number of Colors Used: 144
What you will receive!!! Our patterns arrive with a color visual photo of finished design, wash and care instructions, handy tips for working the pattern, instruction sheet detailing color of fabric, sizes, a complete color listing including number of skeins to purchase. The pages are safely enclosed in a clear, reclosable polybag.
