Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Portrait of George Washington.jpeg

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[edit] Portrait of George Washington.jpeg

Original

Alternative by User:Chris.B. Wider crop, more colour vibrancy. Stiched together from another source.

Alternative2 by User:Chris.B. Tweaked colour.

Reason

Striking, near-photographic portrait of Washington, much better in these 2 regards than the existing portraits of him in uniform currently in use on Wikipedia or on Commons, which are full-body; resolution is 972 x 1184, so it still fits within the size guidelines.

Proposed caption

Porthole portrait George Washington in military uniform, by Rembrandt Peale

Articles this image appears in

George Washington, Man, Revolution, 18th century, 1789, Continental Army, Rembrandt Peale, among many others; this portrait is used in Template:US-poli-bio-stub, so it appears in more articles not directly relevant to Washington, albeit drastically reduced in size and at the bottom of said articles

Creator

Rembrandt Peale

* Support as nominator BrokenSphere^{Msg me} 07:33, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

• Question - has it been cropped, or is it the painting? As it is now, the crop is rather tight I think. -- Chris.B 10:26, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

That's how it is from the source, but that version is a crop; the original is wider and taller. This is a 1200 x 1200 version, but isn't as rich in color and seems to lack the vitality of the nom; it may be possible to get the full version from here, but I can't figure out how to seperate the image URL from the Flash/Java coding, if that's possible. Otherwise, other copies I've found of this portrait are lower res and not as good. BrokenSphere^{Msg me} 16:08, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

• Ok, here is an alternative. It has taken me about an hour to do, but I think it's ready now. I have stitched, piece by piece, the whole portrait from the last source you provided. The colours are amazing and it's far better now. And unbelievably all I have used is print screens and good old Microsoft Paint. -- Chris.B 17:55, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
• I support alternative support alternative2 -- Chris.B 17:56, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
• I know it's the same painting, but is it just me or does it look like Washington's expression is softened and not as severe/dour looking in the alt? Still, Peale's intent was the porthole effect, which the original doesn't convey adequately because of the crop. Therefore, unless a better 2nd alternative/version can be provided I'm going to switch my support to the alt for now. BrokenSphere^{Msg me} 19:09, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
• oppose both for now - the color ballance in the second is far too yellow for me, but its cropping is good. Debivort 01:22, 26 August 2007 (UTC) This color is better, but I would still prefer a less saturated version. That said there is a greater problem I didn't notice earlier - jpeg artifacting in all versions, particularly in the lower parts of the oval, one can see checkers and stripes. Debivort 19:13, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
• oppose both the colour looks wrong on the second and the frames being cut in such a way look distracting --Childzy ¤ Talk 09:21, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
• I've tweaked the yellow/green colour. -- Chris.B 11:10, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
• Oppose all The first has problems as above, and in the others the skin looks rather jaundiced. I find ther colouring of the original version more believable. Adam Cuerden ^talk 18:51, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

So basically a non-cropped version of the original showing the porthole surroundings. BrokenSphere^{Msg me} 19:27, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

....and no jaundice or anti-wrinkle cream either. :) -- Chris.B 20:05, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

You're right, you do lose all the wrinkles on the alternatives. That's bad. Adam Cuerden ^talk 08:55, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

• Idea Would it be possible to blend the original nom into the better porthole of the other scans? Adam Cuerden ^talk 09:01, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Wouldn't the original's porthole colors have to be replicated as well? BrokenSphere^{Msg me} 15:04, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

I suspect it'd be easier to get the porthole colours right than something tricky like skin tones. Adam Cuerden ^talk 19:56, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Not promoted MER-C 03:08, 1 September 2007 (UTC)