A Graphic Designer Shows What 17 Legendary People of the Past Would Look Like Today
Art
09/08/2020

Today, we can see what iconic people of the past looked like only in paintings and statues. Graphic designer and history fan Becca Saladin decided to combine her profession with her hobby and show what famous people of the past would look like if they walked among us today.
We at Bright Side were captivated with Saladin’s work and decided to share it with you!
Catherine the Great
Elizabeth I Tudor
Nefertiti
Botticelli’s Venus
Mark Antony
Hürrem Sultan
George Washington
Cleopatra
Pocahontas
Alexander the Great
Akhenaten
Madame de Pompadour
Louis XIV, the Sun King
Hatshepsut
Lucrezia Borgia
Mary I Stuart
Anne Boleyn
What famous person from the past would you like to meet?
Preview photo credit royalty_now_ / Instagram
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