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In their elegance his drawings, particularly those in coloured chalk, prefigure those of Watteau, another artist who loved the profil perdu – the turned cheek.
From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2013
She seated herself in the fore-part of the boat, with her back half turned towards him, so that he could only see her en profil.
From Four Phases of Love by Heyse, Paul
From where Stanistreet sat Mrs. Nevill Tyson's face was a profil perdu; but he could hear her breath fluttering in her throat like a bird.
From The Tysons (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson) by Sinclair, May
"Deux mètres, bien sonnés!" he would say, alluding to my stature, "et le profil d'Antinoüs!" which he would pronounce without the two little dots on the u.
From Peter Ibbetson by Du Maurier, George
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