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Original – Jules Barbier, French poet, writer and opera librettist
Reason
high quality image, completely restored
Articles in which this image appears
Jules Barbier
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Nadar, restored and uploaded by Jebulon

Promoted File:Barbier, Jules, Nadar, Gallica.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:34, 1 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalAfrican Grey Hornbill (Tockus nasutus epirhinus) female in Etosha National Park, Namibia
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
African Grey Hornbill
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:22, 2 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Nosy Be Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) male on Nosy Be, Madagascar. The red pattern around the eye is an endemic form found in Lokobe Strict Reserve on Nosy Be island.
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Panther chameleon
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • Yes Mattximus, and we've had this debate. The community seems happy with noms that aren't in the top right box. There's nowhere else to show an endemic 'subspecies' like this, or a mating image or headshot for instance. Let's see what others say... Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:50, 22 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • The article states that "Panther chameleons from the areas of Nosy Be, Ankify, and Ambanja are typically a vibrant blue" - is this greenish-cyan the "blue" implied? This is a highly varied species, so there's certainly space for several images, though it's a little confusing as laid out now. It might be better to move the discussion of variation to the section with the gallery. I can kind of see the "buried" claim, as the explanation that helps the gallery make sense isn't actually near the gallery, while if it was explained with pictures right there, the explanation would have more weight. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.6% of all FPs 00:56, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) male Nosy Be.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:26, 2 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalScarlet darter dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) female near Rila Monastery in Bulgaria
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Scarlet darter
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Scarlet darter (Crocothemis erythraea) female Bulgaria.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:31, 2 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalEdgar Allan Poe, Annie daguerreotype, c. 1849
Reason
The last one failed along with a few others in a temporary slowup in voting. It had four votes of support. After a commons run of the image that was extremely positive, it's clear the first vote here was wrong. Also consider a Google image search for him which makes it fairly clear this is far better than any other available image for the purposes most people want it for.
Articles in which this image appears
Edgar Allan Poe +5
FP category for this image
WP:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Unknown; restored by Yann and Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Edgar Allan Poe, circa 1849, restored, squared off.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:45, 3 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
They're two of very few - possibly the only - free images for this work, and are rather good ones. Focus more on the sets than the scenes, but hint at most of the objects that come to life, save the animals in the garden.
Articles in which this image appears
L'enfant et les sortilèges
FP category for this image
WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator
Anonymous, restored by User:Adam Cuerden

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:21, 4 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Former President Lyndon B. Johnson (on the left, without sunglasses) and Vice President Spiro Agnew (right, center) view the liftoff of Apollo 11 from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center at 9:32 am EDT on July 16, 1969.
Reason
Historical relevance + high quality for the period
Articles in which this image appears
Lyndon B. Johnson, Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
BotMultichillT

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:20, 5 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalCoprinellus micaceus, in Ringingen, Erbach, Germany. Coprinellus micaceus is a common species of fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae with a cosmopolitan distribution.
Reason
High EV and good quality
Articles in which this image appears
Coprinellus micaceus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Fungi
Creator
Holleday
I guess "cosmopolitan distribution" means it only grows in big cities. – Sca (talk) 12:34, 25 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Coprinellus micaceus Glimmer-Tintling.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:41, 5 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Aerial photo of the Vasilievsky Island Spit in Saint Petersburg
Reason
Drone pic that conveys more information than a ground-level image. Was featured unanimously on Commons two years ago.
Articles in which this image appears
Vasilyevsky Island, Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange and Rostral Columns and four more
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
A.Savin

Promoted File:Spb 06-2017 img01 Spit of Vasilievsky Island.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:59, 5 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalBuzz Aldrin looks back at Tranquility Base during Apollo 11
Reason
Amongst the best shots of the Eagle, one of the relatively rare colour images, and the infelicities of the image can be forgiven when they're hand-held shots on a different lump of space rock than ours.
Articles in which this image appears
Apollo 11, Tranquility Base, +3
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator
Neil Armstrong/NASA. (No restoration needed, IMO)

Promoted File:Aldrin Looks Back at Tranquility Base - GPN-2000-001102.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:48, 5 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalGolden Summer, Eaglemont, painted in 1889 by Australian artist Arthur Streeton and held at the National Gallery of Australia
Reason
Arthur Streeton is one of Australia's most famous artists and Golden Summer is considered by many to be his first masterpiece. It was the first painting by an Australian-born artist to go on display at London's Royal Academy, and also the first Australian work to win an award at the Paris Salon. In 1995, it was acquired by the National Gallery of Australia for $3.5 million, then a record price for an Australian painting.[source]
Articles in which this image appears
Golden Summer, Eaglemont, Impressionism, history of Australia, National Gallery of Australia, Australian art, Heidelberg School, Arthur Streeton, Eaglemont, arts by region, drought in Australia, culture of Melbourne, Melbourne, Exhibition of Australian Art in London
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Arthur Streeton

Promoted File:Arthur Streeton - Golden summer, Eaglemont - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:04, 6 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalMary Jackson in NASA in 1980.
Reason
A fine image of a very notable person. Was in quite good condition, with some minor damage.
Articles in which this image appears
Mary Jackson (engineer), List of African-American mathematicians
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
NASA Langley Research Center, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Mary Jackson working 2 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 6 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus), female, Bobiri Forest, Ghana.
Reason
Time to sneak through an insect now there are relatively less of those on the page. Was nominated previously (Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Variegated grasshopper), where it ended up at 4-0. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Pyrgomorphidae, Caelifera, Orthoptera, Zonocerus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:08, 7 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Bathers, by Paul Cézanne
Reason
High resolution and quality of a famous painting. The painting is considered one of the masterpieces of modern art, and also Cézanne's finest work, according the Wikipedia.
Articles in which this image appears
The Bathers (Cézanne), Paul Cézanne
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Paul Cézanne / Google Art Project, uploaded by DcoetzeeBot

Promoted File:Paul Cézanne, French - The Large Bathers - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:48, 9 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Fort l'Écluse is an old military fort in eatern France
Reason
high quality image used as lead. It shows a general view, and both the upper and the lower forts, with the mountain in the background.
Articles in which this image appears
Fort l'Écluse, Defensive Sector of the Rhône
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Yann

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:36, 10 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Baijnath Temple Complex is a cluster of 18 Hindu temples in the state of Uttarakhand, in the Himalaya, India. The temples are registered under the Archaeological Survey of India for some stones. It is renowned for being one of the very few temples in the world where Parvati is depicted with her husband Shiva. It is a place of worship since the 12th century.
Reason
high quality image used as lead
Articles in which this image appears
Baijnath Temple Complex, List of Monuments of National Importance in Uttarakhand, Baijnath, Uttarakhand, Bageshwar, Kumaon division
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Yann

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:04, 10 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Salvator Mundi, by Leonardo da Vinci
Reason
This is the painting of all fantasm and superlatives. Salvator Mundi is attributed to Leonardo da Vinci by most experts, but this is still contested by others. This is the only painting of the famous master in a private collection. Badly damaged and attributed to Leonardo's pupil Giovanni Antonio, it was sold in 1958 for £45. It is now the most expensive painting in the world. It was sold US$ 450.3 million on 15 November 2017 by Christie's in New York. It was planned to be on exhibit in the Louvre Abu Dhabi, but its current location is unknown. And it is appropriate for the 500th anniversary of his death. See [1] for the complete story of the painting discovery and restoration.
Articles in which this image appears
Salvator Mundi (Leonardo), Leonardo da Vinci, List of most expensive paintings, Louvre Abu Dhabi, Salvator Mundi and others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Leonardo da Vinci (Getty Images)
  • I am willing to overlook minor color differences but grey vs. blue on the sleeves is very substantial. There are also the JPEG artifacts on the top, as pointed out on Commons. This painting clearly deserves an accurate reproduction and it is important that we get it right. MER-C 15:33, 2 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment All the details about the restoration are important for the commercial value of the painting, but for us, I don't think it matters that much. This is the best available image of the painting after restoration on the whole Internet, and it will remain so for the foreseeable future. That's the whole and only important point for us. I added a description. Regards, Yann (talk) 09:24, 8 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:52, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalMycena epipterygia is a species of fungi in the Mycenaceae family of mushrooms commonly found in Europe. The species is saprotrophic and its appearance is quite variable. Some parts of the fungus are bioluminescent.
Reason
Good EV and high quality
Articles in which this image appears
Mycena epipterygia
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Fungi
Creator
Holleday

Promoted File:Dehnbare Helmling Mycena epipterygia.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:52, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A saddle-billed stork fishing in the Okavango Delta
Reason
Recent unanimous FP on Commons. Nice action shot.
Articles in which this image appears
Saddle-billed stork
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Diego Delso
Must be a German stork. – Sca (talk) 13:24, 3 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Jabirú africano (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis), delta del Okavango, Botsuana, 2018-07-31, DD 11.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:59, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A Javan slow loris
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it succeeded unanimously. While the photo does have shortcomings, particularly around the background and the blown highlights on the head, they are relatively insubstantial considering the species is critically endangered.
Articles in which this image appears
Javan slow loris
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Aprisonsan

Promoted File:Coucang.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:34, 16 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The photograph shows four images of a very distant quasar which has been multiple-imaged by a relatively nearby galaxy acting as a gravitational lens. The angular separation between the upper and lower images is 1.6 arcseconds.
Reason
Good EV
Articles in which this image appears
Einstein Cross + 5 others.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Understanding or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
NASA, ESA, and STScI, uploaded by Tryphon

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:38, 17 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalLolotte and Werther, an 1810 watercolor by Eunice Pinney. Currently owned by the National Gallery of Art, to which it was donated by Edgar and Bernice Garbisch.
Reason
Interesting work by an interesting woman. Eunice Pinney was one of the first American artists to work in the medium of watercolor. This is fairly typical of her work - a shade more elaborate, perhaps than some of her others, but not by much. It'd be nice to get some American folk art on the front page, also.
Articles in which this image appears
Eunice Pinney
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Eunice Pinney, digitized by the National Gallery of Art
@Adam Cuerden: Possibly - I'd given it some thought. I may throw it in there tomorrow, although there are better options for it. Speaking of...I may have found her source...or something based on her source, at least. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 04:24, 7 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
That article I linked mentions her source: "Lolotte et Werther depicts a scenefrom Goethe's popular novel The Sorrows of Young Werther, for which Pinney apparently relied on an engraving (or some derivation thereof) by French artist F. Bonnefoy." That kind of thing was pretty common at the time, and probably more so in folk art. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.6% of all FPs 04:29, 7 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, absolutely. Still is with a lot of folk artists, only they've replaced engravings with movies and TV shows. Henry Darger, for example. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 04:39, 7 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I thought Darger used illustrations and cut them up into collages? Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.6% of all FPs 05:45, 7 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
If memory serves (and it may not, it's been a while since I've read about him), he did, but he also traced images from advertising and used them as the basis for some of his figures. I think he may have developed an enlarger tool to aid himself in the process as well. Another example (I'd have cited him earlier, but I didn't believe there was an article): Justin McCarthy. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 07:53, 7 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Lolotte and Werther by Eunice Pinney.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:39, 17 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket lifting off at 13:32 UTC on 16 July 1969 from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A.
Reason
High EV. Shows full view of the Saturn V rocket during launch of Apollo 11. Note that we have a FP of another view: File:Apollo 11 Launch2.jpg. We also have non-FP from a "second" before at File:Apollo 11 Launch - GPN-2000-000630.jpg.
Articles in which this image appears
Apollo 11, Apollo program, History of aviation, Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39, + Template:Saturn rockets
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator
Dodo and TheDJ

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:13, 18 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalGermaine de Staël
Reason
A high-quality painting of a highly notable woman
Articles in which this image appears
Germaine de Staël +1
FP category for this image
You could argue a few, but let's say Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Marie-Éléonore Godefroid, after François Gérard

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:45, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalChristina Nilsson, leading operatic soprano of her day, who sang at the Metropolitan Opera's first performance, amongst other notable opera houses.
Reason
Another of Jebulon's fine restorations, of a notable historic operatic soprano.
Articles in which this image appears
Christina Nilsson
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Nadar, restored by Jebulon

Promoted File:Christine Nilsson Nadar.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:49, 21 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A male giant crab spider
Alt 1 Trying a crop
Reason
Nice detail, high resolution. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Heteropoda venatoria
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Arachnids
Creator
Jkadavoor

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:51, 21 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Tropical Depression Carlotta weakening off the southern coast of Mexico on June 18.
Reason
This satellite image shows the structure of the weakening Carlotta and its location better than any text could describe (without going into unnecessary detail). In my opinion, the image is of high enough quality to meet the criteria. The coastline may be removed upon request if that is necessary.
Articles in which this image appears
Tropical Storm Carlotta (2018)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Weather
Creator
Satellite image from NASA's worldview; uploaded to commons by Hurricane Noah

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:03, 21 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalBill Hosokawa's home at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, part of the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII. On the right is Julena Steinheider, then a mathematics teacher at the concentration camp, later a notable astronomer.
Reason
It says a lot about the situation. Note the poor construction, the attempt at domestic life, the notable victim...
Articles in which this image appears
Bill Hosokawa, Julena Steinheider, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, in no particular order.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator
Department of the Interior. War Relocation Authority; restored by Adam Cuerden
  • There is tilt but I think there is also a lot of lens distortion (not a high quality lens). This being a historic image or documentary, I am Ok with it as is, rather than modifying it for technical reasons (which would mean cropping the boundary). Support. Bammesk (talk) 17:18, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Given the lamp, which presumably hangs mostly straight from the ceiling, I'm inclined to think there isn't as much tilt as you'd think. Certainly some lens distortion, though possibly exacerbated by a small room requiring a wide angle lens. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adam Cuerden (talkcontribs)
I am somewhat concerned that the tilt and lens distortion detracts from the EV - it can be confused with the floor not being level in reality. MER-C 16:33, 13 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Not much that can be done, though, and the light fixture kind of hints to me that the image is less tilted than you'd think, as the wood beam next to it is tilted relative to it. The buildings were demolished after WWII. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.5% of all FPs 16:13, 14 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
To be fair, I save at 99/100 on the JPEG quality scale - above Photoshop's highest setting. I would prefer to have it done from the PNG version and uploaded as PNG as well, but my JPEGs are at the "ridiculous" level. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.5% of all FPs 02:08, 17 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Heart Mountain, Wyoming. In his barracks home at Block 7 - 21 - NARA - 539206 - Restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:45, 22 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Joseph Numa, John Potter, and James Deal of the Coldstream Guards just after their return from the Crimean War in 1856
Reason
Stumbled across this while checking out a new archive. I think it's a particularly nice bit of ephemera, good enough for Queen Victoria to get a personal negative of the image. This was briefly nominated before, but the discussion was kind of going way, way off topic, so I asked for it to be closed. It's since passed Commons (by rule of the 5th day, no less) albeit after a bit of a levels tweak which probably dealt with some issues that were derailing the last one.
Articles in which this image appears
Coldstream Guards, Facial hair in the military
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator
Hughes & Mullins after Cundall & Howlett; restored by Adam Cuerden
In any case, it's an arresting pictorial artifact. Can you imagine engaging in combat wearing one of those crazy bearskin 'hats' – ?? Well, the whole Crimean War was pretty crazy anyway. Sca (talk) 21:36, 14 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Unless you're Chinese, or maybe Jewish? – Sca (talk) 20:35, 15 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
But... the names are on the image if there's any doubt. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.5% of all FPs 01:28, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hughes & Mullins after Cundall & Howlett - Heroes of the Crimean War - Joseph Numa, John Potter, and James Deal of the Coldstream Guards.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:39, 24 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalPhenakistiscope disc (animated). Running rats, Fantascope by Thomas Mann Baynes, 1833
Reason
High EV, interesting well-executed animation
Articles in which this image appears
Thomas Mann Baynes, Phenakistiscope
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
Thomas Mann Baynes, animated by Basile Morin

Promoted File:Animated phenakistiscope disc - Running rats Fantascope by Thomas Mann Baynes 1833.gif --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:55, 25 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – An Eastern chanting goshawk in Awash National Park, Ethiopia
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it passed 15-1.
Articles in which this image appears
Eastern chanting goshawk, Melierax
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Eastern chanting goshawk (Melierax poliopterus).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:03, 25 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalBlue-tailed damselfies (Ischnura elegans) mating; the female is form typica. At Radley Lakes, Oxfordshire
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Blue-tailed damselfly
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • I'm not seeing it. The file description page is not showing the use and I don't get anything if I search for the filename in the article. MER-C 17:44, 25 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:32, 27 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The front facade of Saint Peter's basilica in Rome, viewed from St. Peter's square
Reason
A very good quality and high resolution depiction of an iconic monument. Probably the best available image of the front facade of the building (see here)
Articles in which this image appears
St. Peter's Basilica, Baroque, Arch, Tourism in Italy, Western world
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Alvesgaspar
  • You may be right JJ Harrison, thank you. I concentrated in the near white building on the right, as a reference, and slightly adjusted the colour temperature. What do you suggest: to replace the picture or to propose a new version? -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 13:13, 20 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano September 2015-1a.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:33, 27 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalAletta Jacobs, c.1900
Reason
Notable suffragette, and first woman to attend a university in the Netherlands, and at least amongst the first female physicians. Image is high-quality, and, while round may not be ideal, it's not bad at all. She's likely more notable in the Netherlands than the main Anglosphere, but diversity is a good thing.
Articles in which this image appears
Aletta Jacobs
FP category for this image
Either Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/People/Political for the suffragette aspect, or Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/People/Science and engineering for the physician aspect
Creator
Max Büttinghausen (1847 - 1906); restored by Adam Cuerden. Researched by SusunW
  • Support – Since I asked Adam to work on a photo of her in the first place and it took me almost a year to find an image that would make a good candidate for restoration. In addition to her activism and medical practice in the Netherlands, Jacobs was an extremely important and influential international women's rights activist. Active in the leadership of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, as well as influential in the US contraception movement. Besides the archive of her records in the Netherlands, her library of personal books resides in the US. I am no expert of photography, but it appears to meet the FA criteria and is verifiable as being in the public domain. SusunW (talk) 22:05, 18 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@SusunW: You're welcome! It was an excellent find, and I was glad to help! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.5% of all FPs 00:55, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Aletta Jacobs, 1895-1905.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:01, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
Impressive action sequence. This set was a 2018 Commons POTY finalist.
Articles in which this image appears
Malagasy giant chameleon
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Oustalet's chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti) male feeding Anja Community Reserve 1e.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:56, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Oustalet's chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti) male feeding Anja Community Reserve 2e.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:56, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Oustalet's chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti) male feeding Anja Community Reserve 3e.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:56, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Oustalet's chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti) male feeding Anja Community Reserve 4e.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:56, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalRay Strachey
Reason
A fine image of one of those people who can be quite hard to get good images of. British archives tend to be locked down a bit, so we're lucky to have such a fine picture of Strachey. She's a prominent British suffragette and, while she didn't win a parliamentary election (though she came somewhat close), she headed two or three major organisations, was the British representative to the Inter-Allied Women's Conference, and, plus, parliamentary secretary to Nancy Astor (first woman to take a seat in parliament) isn't bad.
Articles in which this image appears
Ray Strachey +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Anonymous photographer; restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Ray Strachey restored.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:17, 29 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A stargazer snake eel
Reason
Currently doing well on Commons FPC, where support is unanimous.
Articles in which this image appears
Brachysomophis cirrocheilos
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator
Rickard Zerpe

Promoted File:Stargazer snake eel (Brachysomophis cirrocheilos) (14419490013).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:11, 31 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]