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What is a portrait good for, unless it shows just how the subject was seen by the painter? In the old days before photography came in a sitter had a perfect right to say to the artist: Paint me just as I am. Now if he wishes absolute fidelity he can go to the photographer and get it.

Aubrey Beardsley

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Aubrey Beardsley
Age: 25 †
Born: 1872
Born: August 24
Died: 1898
Died: March 16
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