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Original – Henrik Ibsen by Gustav Borgen; year unknown, but not later than 1898.
Alt Restored version
Reason
Good photo of person of historical significance. Captures Ibsen's earnestness.
Articles in which this image appears
Henrik_Ibsen
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator
Gustav Borgen
The photo is posted at Norwegian Digitalt Museum, and I would assume they have posted the original. It says the photo is owned by Norsk folkemuseum. We have wikipedians affiliated with that museum if you have any particular requests. With regards, Iselilja (talk) 05:11, 25 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Well, the version we have is very, very similar to the version there, so the slight streakiness at full-res is almost certainly original. As such, Support - a very good photo of a notable playwright, with its issues primarily caused by its age. Adam Cuerden (talk) 05:25, 25 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've uploaded a restored version. Oppose both.

Yes, really: When doing the restoration, I discovered some things that, while I did try to reduce some of them in the restoration, make this unsuitable for FP:

  1. The image appears to be made up, not of filmgrain, but of JPEG artefacts.
  2. The image had lots and lots of blurry bits in the "background". I added some texture to these, but that's not at all normal. It may, however, be a consequence of point 1. Or it might be a badly failed restoration attempt by the museum or original uploader. It's hard to tell sometimes.
  3. A long, black streak over the image. See image notes at commons:File:Henrik_Ibsen_by_Gustav_Borgen_NFB-19778.jpg. Though, to be fair, this was pretty fixable when I sat down and forced myself to do the best, ignoring the other problems.
  4. Sleeve blends into background. That's a mushiness of colour I've never seen in a well-scanned photo of this period, and doesn't seem to be an issue with any of the creator's other images.

I think the first two are the most problematic. Since we do have Wikipedians at the museum, I think it's worth contacting them, and seeing what can be done. I'll gladly restore whatever high-quality scan they can offer - They may consult my recent David Dixon Porter featured picture as an example of my work. - and we could (indeed, should) improve the file information page so that they get the appropriate, clear credit for their release. But I don't think settling, when we have people in the museum, is really an appropriate option. Adam Cuerden (talk) 12:12, 27 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your serious evaluation work, Adam. I fully trust your findings and reasoning. Please consider the nomination as withdrawn. With regards, Iselilja (talk) 20:48, 27 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:53, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]