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Quote by Benjamin West
I seldom paint portraits, and when I do I neither please myself nor my employers.
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The speaker says portrait painting is unusual for them. When they do take on a portrait, the result satisfies neither their own standards nor the people who commissioned it. The remark expresses dissatisfaction from both sides: the painter is unhappy with the work, and the employers are unhappy with what they receive.
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- The Metropolitan Museum Journal
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