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Brush with fame

Old portraits that put today’s celebs back in the frame

We unearth a variety of modern-day stars who appear to have had their portraits taken centuries ago

IT’S not so much the Tate Gallery as the repli-cate gallery.

Yesterday we showed how a series of old paintings and photos featured dead ringers for Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe.

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POTTERED HISTORY . . . Daniel as Harry and doppelgänger photo

Here, RUTH  HARRISON presents more old portraits that seem to have put today’s celebs in the frame years ago.

SINGER’S DEAD RINGER . . . Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle has found her match in this 18th century Russian portrait of a ladyCredit: Getty Images
RE-JENNER-ATED . . . looks like the Queen of Sardinia has come back to life as the queen of the catwalk, Kendall JennerCredit: Getty Images
FLORENCE + THE DUPLICATING MACHINE . . . singer Florence Welch and her clone on canvas
EMPRESS-IVE LIKENESS . . . the 19th century Empress Elisabeth of Austria and her double, the 21st century Nicole Kidman of AustraliaCredit: Getty Images
GAME OF CLONES . . . one is a 17th century Spanish court jester. The other is Peter Dinklage of TV’s Game of Thrones
 EXACT DEPP-LICA . . . hats off to the 18th century artist who made this young Italian herder a lookalike of Johnny DeppCredit: Getty Images
JUST THE SHAME . . . the 19th century Italian actress Eleonora Duse is the spit of Shameless star Anne-Marie DuffCredit: Getty Images

Picture research: AMY READING

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