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Painted portraits

Look at the sitter’s pose, the direction of the light and what the artist leaves in shadow. Compare eight portraits side by side.

Portrait of Dora WheelerPortrait of Dora WheelerAdeline RavouxAdeline RavouxPortrait of a Man, Possibly Girolamo RosatiPortrait of a Man, Possibly Girolamo RosatiPortrait of Tieleman RoostermanPortrait of Tieleman RoostermanGeorge Washington at PrincetonGeorge Washington at PrincetonPortrait of Machtelt SuijsPortrait of Machtelt SuijsPortrait of Lisa Colt CurtisPortrait of Lisa Colt CurtisPortrait of the Ladies Amabel and Mary Jemima YorkePortrait of the Ladies Amabel and Mary Jemima Yorke