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T here's nothing l i k e a G r a n d Manner portrait t o e v o k e t h e splendors of a bygone epoch. T h i n k 1 6 t h - , 17th-, and 18th- century royals captured by Rubens, Velázquez, van Dyck, Titian, Goya, Gainsborough, Romney, and Reynolds. Modern and contemporary commissions have made a comeback, and having a Warhol of oneself — per Lynn Wyatt and the late Caroline Wiess Law — says it all. Who today might best conjure a visage to manor-up the inviting space above the drawing room fireplace, an effigy to be passed along. Here are four talents on our radar — painting, drawing, and photographing in a variety of media and attitude: Dallas-based artist Heyd Fontenot (known for his rollicking nudes of art-world insiders and his role as the innovative director of Dallas' CentralTrak) for a saucy ink-and- graphite portrait … Rome Prize-winner Franco Mondini-Ruiz (who has also made a turn in the Whitney Biennial and at San Antonio's Artpace) for a Baroque- inflected statement painting … Painter Hunt Slonem (collected by hundreds of museums, institutions, and corporations including Manhattan triumvirate the Whitney, Guggenheim, and Met; with an upcoming Assouline volume planned for Fall 2017) for an elaborately formal treatment … And, New York-based Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (whose portraits are in the collections of MoMA, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery) for a photograph with gravitas. Catherine D. Anspon THE SPITTING 32 Clockwise from above: Hunt Slonem's Hamilton, 2016, at Laura Rathe Fine Art. Portrait commissions from $25,000. Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' Agnes Martin, 1993, at Hiram Butler Gallery. Portrait commissions $25,000. Heyd Fontenot's Tony In a Dark Mood (blue), 2015, at Inman Gallery. Portrait commissions $1,200 to $2,000 plus sitting fee. Franco Mondini-Ruez's Klimt Couture, 2016, through the artist's studio. Portrait commissions $100 to $15,000. IMAGE OF YOU