A QUESTION OF SIZE
Henry Savage Landor, painter, explorer, and writer, has at last published his reminiscences, 'Everywhere: the Memoirs of an Explorer." Painting portraits m America, the author ■ was commissioned to paint a typical self-made American ousiness man and his wife, the picture to.depict tho deck of a yacht w Jh tho wife m the centre
He was a huge, fellow, six feet three inches m height. She was a pretty little woman hardly five feet high. Naturally, in the ■picture he appeared larger than Palms, and would not do at all hU P ? 7? U kn°:V ho shoul°d, shaking his fist at mo "that my wife owns all the money? She owns the yacht, , 101 . j I here, in the painting, you hare represented me larger than she!' ricW^tc^J"^ "^ " "1» b°
us out and paint us. in again as I direct you I have ordered the picture, and I want it painted as I like.' " Possessing a keen sense of humour the author did as requested, making Uio wife Irok a mantes, to the great satisfaction of her husband.
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 101, 2 May 1925, Page 17
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181A QUESTION OF SIZE Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 101, 2 May 1925, Page 17
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