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question. And what eventually happened with your artist?
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The result was a graphic portrait of feathering, executed in black and white chalk. Unfortunately, I could hardly get a not very high-quality reproductions (see 6). The artist Sam Morse-Brown (Sam Morse-Brown, 1903 - 2001). The original is in the Imperial War Museum (Imperial War Museum), London. It is considered one of the best portraits Montgomery: he wanted to keep it, but still had to give to the museum. This - not a front portrait, such portraits with Montgomery to write a lot (see for example, 7), even messing painting Dwight Eisenhower wrote it, but many - not very successful, a person is not caught. " Compare with its most famous photographs (see 1 - 5): Still a person is difficult to write.
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a picture, if time allows, more study, and then - another model - in the desired position.
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So, perhaps it was. The fact that I have found a sketch of the portrait - an ordinary pencil drawing. But with the signature of the artist, but, more importantly, an autographed BL Montgomery. The fact that the artist from 1939 to 1945 created a gallery - about 200 portraits of heroes and leading commanders of the Second World War. A distinctive feature of them is that they are genuine autographs depicted persons. So I wanted to find a place in my sketch of this history.