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cali

(114,904 posts) Mon Feb 4, 2013, 07:13 PM Feb 2013

Richard III dig: Facial reconstruction shows how king may have looked

The reconstructed face has a slightly arched nose and prominent chin, similar to features shown in portraits of Richard III painted after his death.

Historian and author John Ashdown-Hill said seeing it was "almost like being face to face with a real person".

Dr Ashdown-Hill, who wrote The Last Days of Richard III, said: "The most obvious features in portraits are the shape of the nose and the chin and both of those are visible in the facial reconstruction."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-21328380

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Richard III dig: Facial reconstruction shows how king may have looked (Original Post) cali Feb 2013 OP

Interesting - not all that different from the portraits Siwsan Feb 2013 #1

Wow, that famous portrait Hayabusa Feb 2013 #2

Everyone knows he looked like this: Cooley Hurd Feb 2013 #3

That's how I remember him... onehandle Feb 2013 #8

Still think he looks like this... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #4

Really cool stuff. blackspade Feb 2013 #5

I had hoped they would do this. LadyHawkAZ Feb 2013 #6

Well, at least Leicester is on top of this burying monarchs anywhere you damn well please thing ashling Feb 2013 #7

Siwsan

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1. Interesting - not all that different from the portraits

Reply to cali (Original post)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 07:34 PM

Feb 2013

A bit softer, maybe, and definitely looks a little younger. This is a somewhat contemporary work but there is another portrait that is much less attractive, and I suspect it was either painted or altered to suit one of the Tudors.