This I find fascinating, a glimpse into the past at an almost personal level.
I saw this the poor chap looks most unhealthy
If it’s from your death mask you are not going to be seen at your best.
Not so bonnie then
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He was 67 when he died .
He is portrayed at 24 the death mask has been de aged using a computer .
It would hardly show up blotches anyway .
Maybe there were contemporary reports he was a spotty youth
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Fascinating indeed …
Here’s a comparison to a portrait painted in 1745:
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I read somewhere that he died of Syphliss
I expect they used that portrait too .
Otherwise the structure of the bones are the same .
The portrait was obviously a very good likeness .
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That is so creepy imo.