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A Portrait of the Witcher as an Old Man Walkthrough

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Portrait of a Witcher

This is a guide to the quest titled A Portrait of the Witcher as an Old Man from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Read on to learn locations, rewards, best choices, best outcomes, as well as useful tips and strategy for completing this quest.

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A Portrait of the Witcher as an Old Man Location and Rewards

Basic Information

Quest Number -
Region Toussaint
Quest Location The Gran'place Beauclair Palace Rosetree Hill Duchaton Crest
Previous Quest -
Next Quest -

Rewards

Gold Reward 300
Exp Reward 150
Item Reward None


How to Unlock A Portrait of the Witcher as an Old Man

You can unlock this by talking to the painter south of the The Gran' Place and only after finishing the quest The Warble of a Smitten Knight.

Is A Portrait of the Witcher as an Old Man Missable or Failable?

You cannot miss or fail this quest.

A Portrait of the Witcher as an Old Man Walkthrough

Objectives
1 Go to the Beauclair Palace and talk to the Painter.
2 Follow the painter and exmaine the clues using your Witcher Senses.
3 Follow the trail using your Witcher Senses and defeat the Nekkers.
4 Get the Paint Accessories and return to the painter.
5 Follow the painter and choose a pose.
6 After a day, go back to the painter south of The Gran' Place.

A Portrait of the Witcher as an Old Man Tips and Strategies

Questing Tips

Portait of Geralt

You can get different paintings depending on what choices you made while talking to the painter.

The shield shown on the Standing Portait is dependent on what moniker you used in the tournament during the quest The Warble of a Smitten Knight.

With a Griffin Without a Griffin
On Horseback
Standing
Lying Down

Combat Strategies

Nekkers

  • Coat your Silver Sword with Ogroid Oil to deal bonus damage to them.
  • Cast the Aard Sign or throw a Northern Wind Bomb to disable multiple enemies and give yourself an opening to attack.
Nekkers Weaknesses and Loot Nekker Warrior Weaknesses and Loot

Griffin

  • Coat your Silver Sword with Hybrid Oil to deal bonus damage to it.
  • Use the Aard Sign and Grapeshot bombs to keep it down on the ground.
Griffin Weaknesses and Loot

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All Blood and Wine Secondary Quests

No. Quest Title Location Sugg. Level
- Mutual of Beauclair's Wild Kingdom -
- The Words of the Prophets are Written on Sarcophagi -
- Till Death Do You Part -
- Using Your Loaf -
- Vintner's Contract: Chuchote Cave -
- Vintner's Contract: Duchaton Crest -
- Of Sheers and a Witcher I Sing -
- Fists of Fury: Toussaint -
- Gwent Quest: Never Fear, Skellige’s Here! - N/A
- Amidst the Mill's Grist Count de la Croix's Mill N/A
- Vintner's Contract: Rivecalme Storehouse Duchaton Crest 37
- Wine Wars: Belgaard Plegmund's Bridge Belgaard Vineyard 37 and 39
- Wine Wars: Consorting Plegmund's Bridge 40
- Wine Wars: Coronata Forest Herbarium Pittapatte River Crossing 37
- Wine Wars: The Deus in the Machina Abandoned Storehouse 42
- Wine Wars: Vermentino Dantan Glade Herbalist's Hut Pavone Slope 37
- Big Feet to Fill -
- A Knight’s Tales -
- Big Feet to Fill: The Third Group -
- Big Feet to Fill: The Fourth Group -
- Big Feet to Fill: The Fifth Group -
- Extreme Cosplay -
- Knight for Hire -
- Raging Wolf -
- A Portrait of the Witcher as an Old Man The Gran'place Beauclair Palace Rosetree Hill Duchaton Crest 43
- The Perks of Being a Jailbird -
- Big Feet to Fill: The First Group - N/A
- Big Feet to Fill: The Second Group - N/A
- Duck, Duck, Goosed! Land of a Thousand Fables 47
- Father Knows Worst Doren Alma Estate 37
- Goodness, Gracious, Great Balls of Granite! Albertus Grotto 36
- Gwent Quest: To Everything - Turn, Turn, Tournament! Beauclair 38
- Master Master Master Master! Beauclair 40
- No Place Like Home (Blood and Wine) Corvo Bianco N/A
- Paperchase Cianfanelli Bank at The Gran'place 36
- The Hunger Game Beauclair Port 42
- The Warble of a Smitten Knight Corvo Bianco Trastamara Hunting Cottage 35
- There Can Be Only One Toussaint Prison 43
- Turn and Face the Strange Beauclair Beach near Mère-Lachaiselongue Cemetery 35
- Vintner's Contract: Cleaning Those Hard-to-Reach Places Chuchote Cave 43
- Vintner's Contract: Dun Tynne Hillside Gray Grotto 40

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