Introduction

We all think we have a seen one. A “look-alike.” A dead-ringer. Usually, more scrutiny reveals a person who merely fleetingly reminded us of someone.

Actually finding one is a long shot, for sure. Studies insist that there is only a one -in-a-Trillion chance that you will find a true look-alike. When and if you do, it is a big deal.

These ladies do "look alike"- but there are differences which keep them from being true doppelgangers. The one on the left has a toothier smile, a broader, shorter nose and slanted eyes. Compare the nose bridge. Compare the gums exposed when smiling. This is why I score them at only 90% alike... I'll explain how I establish that judgement below.

As an artist, one who has studied anatomy and life drawing; one who has painted portraits professionally, and one who thinks and relates and expresses himself in imagery the way a physicist uses numbers, I have a natural advantage in identifying doppelgangers. My lifelong love of history gave me a wealth of visual clues in my mental hard drive, so unfortunately doppelgangers have become an obsession and sometimes a curse, as they began to surface in online auctions. And each time I wondered… could it be?