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"The best portraits are those in which there is a slight mixture of caricature."

Thomas B. Macaulay, English Historian

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"The best portraits are those in which there is a slight mixture of caricature."

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"The best portraits are those in which there is a slight mixture of caricature."

Thomas B. Macaulay, English Historian

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"The most difficult thing for me is a portrait. You have to try and put your camera between the skin of a person and his shirt."

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