Miss Havisham - Inspiration

As part of my research for my Miss Havisham character, I looked around for inspiration for my look.  I looked at how her character has been portrayed in past film remakes, in contemporary fashion photography, and in sketches.  Below are a few photos that I found.  To see more, take a look at my Pinterest:

http://www.pinterest.com/elliesimons94/miss-havisham/

In most of the images that I looked at, I found that Miss Havisham is portrayed as an older lady who has let herself go and gone a bit mad after having her heart broken on her wedding day.  This is the way in which Pip describes her in the novel, however I believe Miss Havisham to be younger than she is portrayed in the book.  This is because I want to look at Miss Havisham as she would have been seen by other Victorian people; a woman who had been left heartbroken but who wants to keep hold of a part of what her life could have been.

References:
- Available: http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw67579/Martita-Hunt-as-Miss-Havisham-in-Great-Expectations.  Last accessed 6th Feb 2014
- Available: http://www.writebynight.net/rants-raves/inspiration-from-exasperation/.  Last accessed 6th Feb 2014.
- Available: http://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/article/44027-miss-havishams-expectations/.  Last accessed 6th Feb 2014.

- Available: http://www.deadline.com/2011/11/first-look-helena-bonham-carter-as-miss-havisham-in-‘great-expectations’/.  Last accessed 6th Feb 2014.

- Available: http://www.deviantart.com/morelikethis/267773933/photography?view_mode=2.  Last accessed 6th Feb 2014.
- Available: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/8907506/Gillian-Anderson-Helena-Bonham-Carter-and-Miss-Havisham-on-film.html.  Last accessed 6th Feb 2014.