Queen Élisabeth of Belgium

I am excited to show you a piece of artwork I did while I was in high school. I have been a fan of royalty since I was 12, and my artwork is often inspired by royals.

Purchase the "Reine Élisabeth de Belgique" Print here.

This has been on my wall in every place I've lived for the past decade. I am currently trying to live with less things, and I am deciding to let this piece of artwork go to a new home. It is a linocut print done on white paper. It is 9x12 inches, and is framed behind glass in a black wood frame. 

I don't normally ship outside of the US, so if you do live elsewhere in the world and really want this item, let me know and I can make a custom shipping option for you.

Close-up of the Queen's face.

Queen Élisabeth (1876-1965) was the consort to King Albert I of Belgium (m. 1900–1934).

The image I based my print off of.

Some Belgian Royals!

 Somehow, I've not posted too often about the Belgian royals, not for any particular reason, it just seems that they don't appear as often in the news or whatever. But now that King Albert II has stepped down, Mathilde and Philippe are now the reigning monarchs! Yay for Queen Mathilde, what a beautiful name! Here are some not-so-recent pics of our lovely Belgian royals:

Crown Princess Mathilde and Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium at the abdication of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

Queen Paola of Belgium and King Albert II.

Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde with their two first born children.

Mathilde and Philippe at the swearing in of Queen Maxim and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.

King Albert II of Belgium set to Abdicate!

You know what this means? Queen Mathilde! And King Philippe, I guess, but he's not nearly as attractive as Mathilde. Here's the full story from the BBC News site:

Belgian state TV reported that the 79-year-old monarch would make an announcement on all of the major networks at 17:00 BST.

His son, Crown Prince Philippe, 53, is next in line to the throne.

During Belgium's political deadlock in 2010-11, the king - who is due to mark 20 years on the throne next month - took on the role of mediator.

Media reports say he will announce his abdication to take effect on Belgium's national day on 21 July.
King Albert met the Belgian government's cabinet earlier on Wednesday to inform them of his decision, Belgian state TV reported.

The palace said in a statement: "The core council of ministers has convened in the presence of the king. The king will speak to the people at 1800 (1600 GMT) via a radio and television address."
Following the king's announcement, Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo will address the nation.
King Albert was sworn in as the sixth king of the Belgians on 9 August 1993, following the death of his brother, King Baudouin aged 62.

Like other European monarchies, the Belgian monarch has no executive powers and plays a largely ceremonial role. King Albert's abdication would come only three months after Queen Beatrix of the neighbouring Netherlands vacated the Dutch throne in favour of her son Willem-Alexander.