Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1917 — Paints King by Proxy. [ARTICLE]

Paints King by Proxy.

King Alfonso of Spain, absorbed by his occupation, has been unable to give the necessary number of sittings to Carlo Vasquez, who is engaged in painting the monarch’s portrait. Senor Vasquez, however, has solved the difficulty. No matter at what time one visits his -studio"the" king can be seen there sitting in a familiar pose in the uniform of a colonel of infantry. ~4f ofig-examines the sovereign attentlvely it can be seen that he retains his immovability—it Is a wax figure which represents him; The flgure and attitude of Alfonso have been exactly copied and he wili have to pose only for the face and hands.