I guess I am not a subscriber of the "two other actors split the vote" concept. I mean, I don't see why it wouldn't be that THREE actors split the vote THREE ways and, sure enough, one of them had more than either of the other two...and his name was Cliff Robertson. btw, I do believe O'Toole...
Ok. Then I'm betting the higher up the social ladder or royal lineage of the subject in those portraits, the more foolish anyone viewing them would be to conclude they look anywhere near as attractive as the portrait artist portrayed them to be.
So true. Another case in point: At least twice a character refers to how beautiful or handsome someone looked when they were younger by saying, "I've seen the pictures," as though they are talking about photographs. Did people refer to "paintings" as "pictures" in those days? Don't know. Even if...