President Wilson lias consented to to illr. Sargont for his portrait, Jhe destination of tins portrait is the lush. National Gallery. Tins l> lct "\ B ' part of the boqnMt of that great «rt lover, Sir Hugh.Lane, whose lost « life, in the Liwitamn. At the hist Ret Cross sale at Christie's Mr. hj»r gent offered an empty canvasol he agreed to paint a portrait for the Inmost bidder. Sir Hugh Lane off - cd\Cl 0,000 for this portrait, .U"> 1* sitania disaster happened, howevei, before the commission was decided, ana most people expected that the au arisemont VouW laiwe. The trustees,, bowever, <anicd out the wishes m Up great connoisseur. The fact that the siSi-Fa- is to bo President Wilson will now add omimously to the l'"Dbc liv ,teiest in the gift.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 90, 9 January 1918, Page 6
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130Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 90, 9 January 1918, Page 6
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