Kindly Meant

1893

Wood engraving

Punch (20 May 1893): 237

The caption continues: Mr. Maconnies (an old Friend). “Well, look here, Old Man, I'll tell you what realy brought me here to-day. The fact is my wife wants her Mother painted very badly — and I naturally thought of You!”

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