The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13

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lIIllO CIS no u okCh IL IEICicbulps L ia
accept 1t az such. and we shall SEQ what will
h.nna, CT ..nIu,., %. ~. a., nv
which Mr.. whistler was guided.
II need not 20 into the details which Mr..
Whistler has several times given you of the
relations between himself and his client. But
here again tho court might be influenced by
certain scrupies' Here they might say was
the father of a family. who wished TO ~bequcuth
to his children n portrait of their mother. dcsir.
:" ~. nonet, Isl,
ing 10 % preserved as an neirioom. "ouia
this De true IN the case OF Sir William Edeni L
regret 10 nave 10 say no. IL Is my outy oteii
you In reference to the question OF damages. to
explain why 1 say SO. Sir william Eden,
who passes for an amateur. Is. in
fact. an amateur dealer. shall show
YOU that he does not have his wife's portrait
painted for his family. or with any idea of hand
ing 1t down to his children. His commission for
portraits of his wife and children are specula-
tion,. He offers them for sale. and makes a
documen,s to nv opponent. which arc over.
wbelminrly conclusive from the moral point of
Wow.
"The first of these Ia n letter from Messrs.
Reconsideration. II ia written from the Lon.
don house of the firm to Mr.. Webb. Mr.. Whist.
ler's London solicitor, and runs a. follows:
ocr q 1907
D..n S,n. u., -,
state that shortly alter the laWsuit in Paris sir
William Eden, who has been in the habit OF pay
ing US occasionai nis,ts LOT some yS,IS puS.,
were exhibiting. He spoke of the lawsuit. and
! mentioned that l had seen Lady Eden's por.
traiG ~ inc SnI9n; ron wnet l nae ntaru l
ture. but. knowing its commercial value. / told
him | was ready make him an offer OF 1900
tSr u ON oSnAit 81 h = Ii r T. ne aeornea ~ on
deal more. / then said, We'll. we will give you
1850. He replied that he would not sell 1t at
ISe price. ne aia nOo oms[ me uns PrGture' Inc
"IIoro ia : second Latter 7 yyisb n srhn,it n
WI, Ia. oddr..s.d n the monae.- y, , w.II.
vno,xn nrn nv sIr Wn,,sm Ed.n htm..,f.
~ en-. 7 YviI sana NJ sv.n,. nIot,r. -,
my little girl to your gallery on Saturday next.
Mr.. swan is n wcll-known painter who had
Ra an II ~ p y iittts I 4ans Iu, fp'" ""u VI 'f VIII
am very anxious Tor you to see It. 1t is. as
you may suppose. an exceedingly clever work.
Dou as 4 pOrtra.t J. = a1as no sat ~ d HIS nf :
for me. or even take IL off my hands. Yours
truly. WILLIAM EDEN.