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Richard III, courtesy of Dundee University….

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Dundee University - Richard III

This portrait of Richard, commissioned in 2015 by Dundee University, somehow escaped my notice at the time. At least, I really do not recall it, which is a shame, because it’s rather good

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  1. McArthur, Richard P. Avatar
    McArthur, Richard P.

    I like the looks of this; it seems to correspond pretty well with the reconstruction from the skeleton.

    But that raises the question: what was the basis for the earlier portraits, which generally represent Richard III as being a bit thinner faced?

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  2. viscountessw Avatar
    viscountessw

    I wonder if the thinner-faced portraits date from later in his reign, when things had begun to go so badly wrong for him? By that I mean the loss of his wife and son. I imagine he would have pined considerably, and lost weight.

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