Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1912 — BUYS $5,000 PAINTING FOR $8 [ARTICLE]

BUYS $5,000 PAINTING FOR $8

Lost Masterpiece Is Bought by Woman In Richmond, Vs., From Antique Shop. Richmond, Va. —Art connoisseurs at Richmond were in a state of rhapsody when it was discovered that a genuine Bully painting—a life size portrait of an infant —had been purchased by Mrs. John Skelton Williams at a local antique shop. The purchaser paid eight dollars for the picture and a handsome frame. It is generally conceded that the find is easily worth five thousand dollars. Mrs. Williams turned it over to a local artist to clean, who found the date of 1851 upon the back of the canvas, also the painter’s initials, “T. R.“ ~