Portrait of a Man of the Delves Family guided tour

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Other things you should remember or think about are:

• A portrait does not have to be painted on canvas. It can be many things; painted on wood, a sculpture, a drawing or a photograph.
• A portrait looks like someone. It can be tiny (a miniature) or life-size, like this one. It can just show a face or a whole body.
• Portraits sometimes have details that tell us about the person in the painting.
• Sometimes the background (what is behind the person) tells us a lot about the sitter as well.

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