Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Gilbert Stuart

Self portrait of Gilbert Stuart
Voting period ends on 25 May 2013 at 07:43:41 (UTC)
 * Reason:High resolution, visually interesting self portrait of Gilbert Stuart, an American portrait artist, painted circa 1778 (he was 23 years old). He became the first US president portrait artist (George Washington's).
 * Articles in which this image appears:Gilbert Stuart, lead image in Presidential portrait (United States), Gilbert Stuart Birthplace, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, and Self portrait
 * FP category for this image:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
 * Creator:Gilbert Stuart


 * Support as nominator --– Kerαu noςco pia ◁ gala xies 07:43, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Support High EV as said, although there is an interesting texture on his cheeks that I'm curious about. Know what that is? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:38, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Painterliness? I can't find a better term though I'm sure there is one. I was searching for the opposite of sfumato. Instead of blending, he seems to have left his brushstrokes visible, and you can sort of see the paths going around the eyes. That's an uneducated guess, though. – Kerαu noςco pia ◁ gala xies 19:33, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
 * It looked regular and repeating, so it was my worry that this had been scanned from a book. However, as it is localised I doubt my explanation would have been correct. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:50, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Oh, I misunderstood you. Scewing added the source as it was taken from the NGA. I went there just now and it seems like the original source would have to be pieced together tile by tile (unless some other black magic was used to obtain the full-size image), and I doubt the NGA would scan from a book. – Kerαu noςco pia ◁ gala xies 23:16, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Sounds about right — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:22, 17 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Support Excellent EV. -- WingtipvorteX  PTT   ∅  21:23, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Support --Pine✉ 21:35, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Support Per nom.    Sophus Bie  (talk) 09:35, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 09:32, 25 May 2013 (UTC)