Thanks for posting these! The amazing thing about the portraits (Royalty or Commoners ones) is that the facial features are generally well showed, but sometimes, artist just COULDN'T reflect the personality of their portrayed models on their painted faces. Sometimes, the likeness is just striking, but their eyes are empty, with a great lack of expression. THis is what I think when watching some Nicholas and Alix portraits. They uses to be good paintings, but without soul...
RealAnastasia.