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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 271964, member: 33"]I guess that collecting lots of 19th-century theatrical photos paid off! I don't think I have a copy of this particular photo, but now I'll have to look to make sure. I have so many at this point...</p><p><br /></p><p>Because the artist who painted the brooch did not really seem to attempt to make the face look like that of Mary Anderson, it's possible that they just liked the image in general and decided to emulate it. (Or maybe the person was not very good at copying faces.)</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, I believe that necklace might have had a cross on the end of the part hanging down. I'm trying to find another shot from the same sitting that might show that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 271964, member: 33"]I guess that collecting lots of 19th-century theatrical photos paid off! I don't think I have a copy of this particular photo, but now I'll have to look to make sure. I have so many at this point... Because the artist who painted the brooch did not really seem to attempt to make the face look like that of Mary Anderson, it's possible that they just liked the image in general and decided to emulate it. (Or maybe the person was not very good at copying faces.) By the way, I believe that necklace might have had a cross on the end of the part hanging down. I'm trying to find another shot from the same sitting that might show that.[/QUOTE]
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