8/14 I know of only one distinguished exception, and he lives a thousand miles from here, in Bengal.' 'No, not landscape,' returned Mr.Kauffer; 'but that Indian nobleman will buy his portrait. We send our own man--photographic artist--to his State, and he photograph the Chief and his arab, the Chief and his Prime Minister, the Chief in his durbar, palace, gardens, stables--everything. He says he will not have a plain photograph--besides, it is difficult. He will have a painting, and he will pay.' 'Ah,' I said, 'I begin to see.' 'You see? Look!' Mr.Kauffer continued with rising excitement, baited apparently by the unfortunate canvas to which he pointed, 'when Armour go to make that I say you go paint ze Maharajah of Gridigurh spearing ze wild pig. |