"[grand?] foquet", 1793, not in OED

W Brewer brewerwa at GMAIL.COM
Fri Dec 27 04:15:18 UTC 2013


Wp: <<Jean Fouquet, self-portrait (1450). The earliest portrait miniature,
and possibly the earliest formal self-portrait.>>
WB:  Hey, wait une minute! Let's not discount them heads on coins from way
back! Just dabbing a little paint is a heck of a lot easier in my book.

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