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Original
Edit1 Halftoning removed by User:Bleh999
Reason
High resolution image of an Oil on canvas portrait of George IV as 'The Prince Regent'. Good quality scan as well as being vastly encyclopaedic and historic.
Proposed caption
The Prince Regent by Sir Thomas Lawrence. In 1814, Lord Stewart, who had been appointed ambassador in Vienna and was a previous client of Thomas Lawrence, wanted to commission a portrait by him of the Prince Regent. He arranged that Lawrence should be presented to the Prince Regent at a levée. Soon after, the Prince visited Lawrence at his studio in Russell Square. Lawrence wrote to his brother that: To crown this honour, [he] engag'd to sit to me at one today and after a successful sitting of two hours, has just left me and comes again tomorrow and the next day.
Articles this image appears in
George IV of the United Kingdom, George III of the United Kingdom, Prince of Wales
Creator
Thomas Lawrence (circa 1814)
I agree. Also, isn't the image rather unecessarily large (as in file size) for its resolution? Not an issue for FPC, but I was just wondering... vlad§inger tlk 16:36, 29 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Those artifacts are definitely from halftoning. At the very least, canvas texture wouldn't be so regular or cause colour variations. I suppose the file size is a bit excessive, but if the uploader wants to give us extra information, I say take it (even if involves long downloads)! J Are you green? 18:53, 29 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have added Edit1 - halftoning removed by User:Bleh999. -- Chris.B 20:05, 1 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:George IV bust1.jpg MER-C 11:15, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]