Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 167, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1911 — The Laird's Pictures. [ARTICLE]

The Laird's Pictures.

Some years ago a Scotch laird found on succeeding to his estates that the hc-use contained two portraits of a distinguished member of the family who had' flourished during the reign of George HI., one by Reynolds and the other by Raeburn. - He knew no more of pictures than a Newfoundland dog, and he decided that two portraits es the same individual need not be kept. The Reynolds was Retained, while the Raeburn was presented 'to a public ■ gallery. The worthy man was struck with construction some timjß afterward when he found that his gift had been valued at >25,000 and probably the,? picture would now fetch.'double that amount. _ •