The painting - entitled Samuel Richardson, The Novelist (1689-1761), Seated Surrounded By His Second Family - is considered one of the most important "conversation piece" paintings, a type of informal portrait in which sitters would appear in domestic or private settings.

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Portrait painting, or indeed any type of painting and drawing, has been entirely neglected and has suffered as a result.

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Mike Lanman, chief marketing officer of Verizon Wireless, said the company is addressing other user complaints in future releases, such as allowing users to type on a full keypad in portrait mode, rather than a keypad with multiple letters per key.

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