portrait
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The obverse or heads side of the 50p features the official coin portrait of King Charles III.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Eight years ago, Hirokazu Kore-eda won the Palme d’Or for “Shoplifters,” a chaotically enchanting portrait of a family of fraudsters.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
At the entrance of a sprawling military encampment some 100 kilometres away from Derna, a towering portrait of Haftar overlooked the scene.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
The works have also soared in value, with Lauder paying more than $135 million for Klimt’s golden iconic portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer in 2006.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
When he makes the journey over the Alps to France, he will strap this portrait, the Mona Lisa, to a donkey.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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