As a make-up artist, Mr Swords King has brought King Kong and the Marquis de Sade to life on screen.

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In the lower-right corner, and executed with a far more circumspect touch, a likely portrait of the Marquis de Sade underscores the disturbing import of the apparition above.

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Cycle seats bear the design hallmarks of Marquis de Sade.

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