Most artists agree that portraiture is the most difficult genre to conquer when drawing or painting. Achieving a large percentage of a likeness can be dragged down by minor inaccuracies. The first and

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Using a painting to envisage a room–or record it for posterity–provides an exciting alternative to digital technology, says Arabella Youens