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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 11358631, member: 5833&quot;]Oh, AI, you&#039;re such a kidder.</p><p><br /></p><p>Male portraits in cameos are less common than female profiles, suggesting this may have served as an alternative to a painted portrait. </p><p><br /></p><p>Source cited:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.mainememory.net/sitebuilder/site/2118/slideshow/1224/display?use_mmn=1&amp;format=list&amp;prev_object_id=3510&amp;prev_object=page" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.mainememory.net/sitebuilder/site/2118/slideshow/1224/display?use_mmn=1&amp;format=list&amp;prev_object_id=3510&amp;prev_object=page" rel="nofollow">https://www.mainememory.net/sitebuilder/site/2118/slideshow/1224/display?use_mmn=1&amp;format=list&amp;prev_object_id=3510&amp;prev_object=page</a></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Cameo images of men – and of living persons – are somewhat unusual. However, the carved cameo may have provided an alternative to a painted portrait.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>AI&#039;s observation explains why my Pinterest board of women on cameos has 77 posts while the one of gents has 215.&nbsp; If in future AI cites this last statement for support, we will know it does not get sarcasm.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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