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Love it: found this portrait on the table

Volunteering at the National Portrait Gallery means many unexpected depictions of yourself at this exact moment.

I have already been a "model" for a 10-year-old when their class had an educational session at the photo studio.

An artist educator sketched my face to show how to draw without lifting the pencil from the paper. I insisted on the beauty mark on the cheek -- it's the main thing that helps me to recognise myself whenever in black-and-white.

A Polaroid shot by an award-winning photographer during the break.

Even the recruitment session included a quick group practice in mutual portraiture (and I loved it! it definitely needs to become a shared trick).


However, this one I am really proud of. It was found on the table during a street festival held by the National Portrait Gallery. Unfortunately, the artist is unknown.
I wish I could express my gratitude...

I can't survive the British sun without my cap. Apparently, there are some advantages of that.