portrait quotes

I had no portrait, now, but am small, like the wren; and my hair is bold, like the chestnut bur; and my eyes, like the sherry in the glass, that the guest leaves.

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.

I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait.

At my advanced age – I’m now an octogenarian – I’m constantly amazed by the number of people who want to take my picture.

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.