Decades ago my mother (the antiques dealer) explained it to me...
For the same reason portraits were/are rarely if ever painted depicting the subject smiling. It is easier to study a person’s face and possibly their personality when their faces are not contorted in a smile.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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