In late 1892 John began work on the portrait of Lady Agnew, commissioned by Andrew Noel Agnew, a barrister who had inherited the baronetcy and estates of Lochnaw in Galloway. The sitter was to be of his young wife, Gertrude Vernon (1865-1932). The painting was done in a "high key" and carefully finished. "It is a careful portrait, free of any...

Painted for Hercules himself by Sargent. Not sure if this was a gift or if Hercules commissioned it. Some seven years later he would paint him again which Sargent kept for his own collection. Hercules Brabazon 1900   Note: Dated by Charles Merrill Mount References:     Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John...

Eleanora Duse (1859-1924) was the leading Italian actress whom had few peers -- including men. She nearly single handily transformed Italian theater with her astonishingly sophisticated interpretation of roles in contrast to the more stilted acting generally seen in that day. By 1892-93 she was at the top of her career and perfomaing on the world...