this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2024
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It has always been kind of funny to me that the painters of these official portraits had to at some point get directions along the lines of "I want it to be flattering but clearly me" for some of the portraits they had to do of what had to be pretty bridge troll ugly looking people.
Talk about going home that night after getting the assignment, having a stiff drink, and wondering how the hell you are going to get out of this one.