A 43-year-old American woman named Jenny Smith had her life transformed by an unexpected and surprising discovery: an ancient portrait that extraordinarily resembles herself.
The painting, which depicts a red-haired woman with curly hair and a “big forehead”, was discovered by a friend of Jenny’s in a Facebook group. Since then, it has triggered a series of fascinating events that have revealed a connection to the past.
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It all started when Jenny's friend found the painting in a group Facebook and she noticed the striking similarities with her American friend, as mentioned earlier.
He immediately sent the link to Jenny's sister, who in turn showed the discovery to Jenny herself. Jenny's first reaction was genuine astonishment, raising an intriguing question: “Who painted me?”
(Image: Jenny Smith/Facebook/reproduction)
For Jenny, the most notable part of the resemblance was in her forehead, which she describes as “very big”, and her curly hair.
The painting was in an antiques store in North Carolina, nearly a thousand miles from her home in Columbia, Mississippi. Determined to solve this mystery, Jenny began a quest to obtain the painting.
Jenny made several attempts to contact the antiques store that holds “her” portrait of her, but never received a response. However, fate had different plans for her.
One day, she received a message on Facebook from someone who had found the painting for just US$10 (about R$51) and was willing to give the work to her as a gift. A charming twist on this intriguing story.
With the portrait in hand, Jenny decided to investigate the origin of the work of art. It was then that she discovered that the author of the portrait was none other than a painter and fighter pilot from the Second World War, who served in the United States Air Force, named Stephen Farris Jr. The search led her to the artist's granddaughter, creating an unexpected connection between Jenny and the past.
At the time, Jenny talked to the painter's granddaughter and discovered that her grandfather attended art classes, where unknown people served as models for her paintings.
The resemblance between the woman in the portrait and Jenny was striking, which led Jenny to conclude admiringly, “There is someone out there who looks exactly like me.”
Jenny Smith's story reminds us that the world is full of surprises and unexpected connections, often hidden in antiques and works of art. The journey to unravel the painting's enigma led her to an exciting discovery and a unique connection to the past.
