Heard frequently by the portraitist: it's not a very good likeness, is it? It's not very flattering, is it?

Fortunately, art need not flatter.

The recipient of this portrait did like it, although she would not admit it was a good likeness! "Likeness" is still waiting for the pedantic treatise to be written in its name.

Her young nieces and cousins were the big fans of this picture.