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Possibly over-egging the pudding?
A famous Hilliard miniature from the 1580s showing a glam teenage boy. Apparently a ginger, he is wearing orange. And white. Much prettier than Flower Boy, and with a ravishing hint of a smile. But is it just FB done by a more courtly artist, who is better able to show him as 'verie comly & bewtifull'?
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