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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant.

From Wikipedia http://tinyurl.com/ylae9r2 Moche Ceramic Portrait. Larco Museum Collection. Lima-Peru Roman-Egyptian funeral portrait of a young boy. Self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh. Portrait photograph of Thomas Dilward by Mathew Brady. Pensive young girl, posing on a box Pensive young girl, posing on a box. ca. 1860. Rejlander, Oscar. Two Urchins playing a Game Two Urchins playing a Game. O.G. Rejlander 1860. Homeless Homeless. Night in Town. O.G. Rejlander. ca. 1860 Click for a higher resolution image Musician. c1880. von Stillfried. Click for a higher resolution image Shinto Priest. c.1885. Kimbei. http://albumen.conservation-us.org/library/monographs/masters/fiche-1-d4.jpg Life Study No. 2; ca. 1864-66. Julia Margaret Cameron.

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  2. I actually enjoyed reading through this posting.Many thanks.

    Portrait Painting

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