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title: "14 Portrait Painted Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 14 Portrait Painted quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Portrait Painted sayings and thoughts."
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> [Charity creates a multitude of sins. Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/charity-creates-a-multitude-of-sins-every-portrait-that-is-painted/)

[Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/)

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> [Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/every-portrait-that-is-painted-with-feeling-is-a-portrait-of-the-3/)

[Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/)

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> [When having my portrait painted I don't want justice, I want mercy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-having-my-portrait-painted-i-don-t-want-justice-i-want-mercy/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I believe I have had the most trouble with a portrait which I painted in installments - the head on one canvas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/i-believe-i-have-had-the-most-trouble-with-a-portrait-which-i-painted/)

[Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/)

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> [ To anyone who has served in Washington, there is something oddly familiar about \[having your portrait painted\]. First, you're painted into a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-christopher/to-anyone-who-has-served-in-washington-there-is-something-oddly/)

[Warren Christopher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-christopher/)

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> [“The paint is drying, and time is dying. The pain is crying, lying on my back, trying to get back the time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-liccione/the-paint-is-drying-and-time-is-dying-the-pain-is-crying-lying-on-my/)

[Anthony Liccione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-liccione/)

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> [“every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter. the sitter is merely the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/every-portrait-that-is-painted-with-feeling-is-a-portrait-of-the-2/)

[Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/)

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> [Some sitters don't engage with the process of having their portrait painted at all. They'll think it's a good opportunity to catch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-pearson-wright/some-sitters-don-t-engage-with-the-process-of-having-their-portrait/)

[Stuart Pearson Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-pearson-wright/)

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> [every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter. The sitter is merely the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/every-portrait-that-is-painted-with-feeling-is-a-portrait-of-the/)

[Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/)

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> [“every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter. The sitter is merely the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/every-portrait-that-is-painted-with-feeling-is-a-portrait-of-the-4/)

[Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/)

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> [“... she suddenly looks different to Olympia, physically different, as though a portrait has been alterred. And Olympia thinks that possibly such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-shreve/she-suddenly-looks-different-to-olympia-physically-different-as/)

[Anita Shreve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-shreve/)

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> [“Harry," said Basil Hallward, looking him straight in the face, "every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/harry-said-basil-hallward-looking-him-straight-in-the-face-every/)

[Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/)

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> [“You finally show your professional artist friend the self-portrait you painted. At this stage of your development, what you need is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-stone/you-finally-show-your-professional-artist-friend-the-self-portrait/)

[Douglas Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-stone/)

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> [Why try to explain away a portrait of You painted by the insecurities of another? You didn't pick the brushes, the colors,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-nathaniel-butler/why-try-to-explain-away-a-portrait-of-you-painted-by-the-insecurities/)

[Eugene Nathaniel Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-nathaniel-butler/)

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## Top authors on Portrait Painted

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-oscar-wilde-72846.jpg) Oscar Wilde 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/portrait-painted/oscar-wilde/)

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