THE AMBASSADORS (1D) by HANS HOLBEIN (15 16) includes, as a MEMENTO MORI (17 27), an ANAMORPHIC (11) depiction of a SKULL; this is represented in the grid, in the same area as in the painting, in DIAGONAL (25) form.
First prize John Nutkins, London TW8
Runners-up Don Thompson, Bolton; Paul Jenkinson, Zollikon, Switzerland
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