Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Maritana

Maritana

Reason: Heh. God, I haven't used this source of images in ages, but remembered them when dealing with the call for opera-related images. While not, perhaps, what you're used to me doing nowadays, it's impossible for me to get these originals to a scanner (they are not mine) but I can get quite good photocopies, so this is the only way forwards.

By the way, if you're wondering why I'm so active all of a sudden? It seems that when I'm really ill, image restoration is therapeutic. Oh, well, convenient for Wikipedia.

Articles this image appears in: Maritana, William Vincent Wallace
Creator: Unknown Engraver.

Support as nominator --Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 05:21, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Looks good, high EV. X clamation point 02:50, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose I'm just not that thrilled with the craftsmanship of the engraver. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 02:07, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- It's typical of the period - this was really at the start of the Victorian explosion of popular engraving - this is from what I believe is the first illustrated newspaper, and from only its fourth year - and the quality wasn't yet at the levels they would be at a decade or two later. I think it's still notable for the history: It's the first production of Wallace's best-known opera. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 02:19, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support High quality, good detail. Spencer^{T♦Nominate!} 02:28, 8 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. ~ ωαdεstεr16_♣T^C♣ 16:37, 9 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support: EV is ok, and like Spencer said, high quality and good detail. Btw, sorry to hear that you are ill, Shoemaker's Holiday. Maedin\^talk 17:27, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks, though I'm getting better rapidly =) Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 17:59, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Maritana - Nov 22 1845 Illustrated London News.png MER-C 08:20, 12 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]