tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post6351032910222702469..comments2024-03-21T21:53:01.837-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Jefferson or Not?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-89543743247293266912013-03-29T13:07:08.747-05:002013-03-29T13:07:08.747-05:00I did a photoshop side-by-side of the eyes, nose, ...I did a photoshop side-by-side of the eyes, nose, and lips of the portrait in question and Charles Wilson Peale's 1791 Jefferson portrait that hangs in the State Department. While there is a resemblence, the nose of the older Jefferson portrait is decidedly less bulbous, more 'bec-fin' than the supposedly younger one. Not something I've see happen to noses over time. I doubt anyone could ever prove it's not a painting of Jefferson, but I'm dubious.<br /><br />G. Lovelynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-80573792327950648592013-03-29T12:38:16.582-05:002013-03-29T12:38:16.582-05:00Didn't Tom Jefferson have a sort-of distinctiv...Didn't Tom Jefferson have a sort-of distinctive turned-up nose? The guy in the painting doesn't appear to have that feature for starters...John L Smith Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04209064146960498237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-65621047270978884402013-03-29T12:34:57.246-05:002013-03-29T12:34:57.246-05:00I don't think it looks much like Jefferson, an...I don't think it looks much like Jefferson, and I agree it's the wrong book - in fact, wrong iconography in general. Could be Brissot - the subject looks pretty young, once you look past the hair. The website is, let's say, highly seculative IMHO. Mr Punchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13516357354712554138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-40053914454049822212013-03-29T12:14:45.367-05:002013-03-29T12:14:45.367-05:00I would never have thought this was a portrait of ...I would never have thought this was a portrait of Jefferson.wranglerkatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03147416588736363907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-20684849511320994292013-03-29T12:03:04.829-05:002013-03-29T12:03:04.829-05:00Though the unidentified sitter's eyes look dar...Though the unidentified sitter's eyes look darker than Brissot's, his nose and the shape formed by his cheekbones, mouth, and jaw look very similar to Brissot. The sitter's ears (usually one of the easiest and most reliable features to compare between one image and another) are hard to make out.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430151102779191991noreply@blogger.com