As they posed for what they called their family portrait, the finance ministers tried to show the world they were working in a coordinated way to tackle a global financial crisis that has proved to be far more serious than anyone anticipated.
Another 400-year-old portrait from Czartorisky's family is " A portrait of lady" by the Dutch artist Jan Mostaert.
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Wadsworth had first inquired, by pointing to his fee scale, if the collector of customs wished for a portrait of the entire family, matching portraits of himself and his wife, or a joint portrait, with perhaps miniatures of the children.
This particular photograph has only been in two hands since 1909 the Peary Family had possession of the iconic portrait until it was gifted to National Geographic.
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He writes in his book "Dreams of My Father" about piecing together newspaper clippings, photographs and his family's stories in building a portrait of his father.
Czartoryski's family is still missing the Renaissance painting " Portrait of a Young Man" by Raphael.
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Across the room, a striking Lorenzo Lotto portrait shows a middle-class family proudly displaying an Anatolian carpet, an expensive status symbol.
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Back at the family home, visitors are greeted by a big portrait of Samaruddin, and an inscription praising him as a hero.
Too bad that an editor did not excise the self-pitying self-portrait that unconvincingly brings to an end the strange undercurrents of this unusual family memoir.
Catherine's portrait joins centuries-worth of official paintings and photographs of the British royal family in the NPG's collection.
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Other award winners included Amish: A Secret Life, a portrait of the lives of Old Order Amish couple Miriam and David and their family, broadcast on BBC Two.
The painting - entitled Samuel Richardson, The Novelist (1689-1761), Seated Surrounded By His Second Family - is considered one of the most important "conversation piece" paintings, a type of informal portrait in which sitters would appear in domestic or private settings.
Bush, who also had her official portrait unveiled, thanked the Obamas for their hospitality in hosting the event that included lunch with the Bush family -- including both former presidents and first ladies as well as former first daughters Jenna and Barbara.
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