portrait
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Coins in circulation in the UK carrying the portrait of King Charles have so far been limited to the 5p, 50p and £1.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
According to internet gossip, Cusk’s M is in fact a shadow portrait of Natalie Portman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Our critic said that the writer “creates a kaleidoscopic portrait of a generation of Jewish men and women.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Before placing Castro's portrait in the window, Leonel Suarez gives it a kiss.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
He got a set of paints and worked on a portrait of John Kennedy.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Curated by Hever’s Alison Palmer, Owen Emmerson and Kate McCaffrey, this extraordinary exhibition augments Hever’s “Rose Portrait” of Anne with personal objects and 37 other depictions, including 14 oil portraits on loan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
During the day, hunger strikers lie on mattresses under tarpaulins, with portraits of BR Ambedkar and freedom fighters behind them.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
I scroll through the portraits he’d emailed me: two women laughing, a family smiling, and my personal favorite, a pop-artish rendering of Gigi Hadid.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Under a blazing sun, clad in black and clutching portraits of their slain leader Ali Khamenei, Iranian pilgrims streamed across the border into Iraq to observe the Arbaeen, the most revered event in Shia Islam.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Dirty and dowdy among all the smiling portraits and canisters of film.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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