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A man cannot paint portraits till he has seen faces.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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Christian Nestell Bovee
Age: 83 †
Born: 1820
Born: February 22
Died: 1904
Died: January 18
Poet
New York City
New York
bovee
C. N. Bovee
Painting
Seen
Faces
Cannot
Men
Portraits
Till
Paint

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