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Original – c.1778 self portrait
Reason
High resolution, visually interesting self portrait of Gilbert Stuart, an American portrait artist, painted circa 1778 (he was 23 years old). He became the first US president portrait artist (George Washington's).
Articles in which this image appears
Gilbert Stuart, lead image in Presidential portrait (United States), Gilbert Stuart Birthplace, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, and Self portrait
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Gilbert Stuart
Painterliness? I can't find a better term though I'm sure there is one. I was searching for the opposite of sfumato. Instead of blending, he seems to have left his brushstrokes visible, and you can sort of see the paths going around the eyes. That's an uneducated guess, though. – Kerαunoςcopiagalaxies 19:33, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • It looked regular and repeating, so it was my worry that this had been scanned from a book. However, as it is localised I doubt my explanation would have been correct. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:50, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, I misunderstood you. Scewing added the source as it was taken from the NGA. I went there just now and it seems like the original source would have to be pieced together tile by tile (unless some other black magic was used to obtain the full-size image), and I doubt the NGA would scan from a book. – Kerαunoςcopiagalaxies 23:16, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Gilbert Stuart Selfportrait.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:32, 25 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]