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As far as we know, he never delivered this portrait, but kept it. Why he did has been the subject of guesswork for centuries. There are lots of theories, but none that is agreed upon. You will meet people who believe in one of those theories and tell you:'This is the absolute truth!

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To make a good portrait of this lady, which had been commissoned by her husband.

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