seated and holding handkerchief, 140 x 140 mm., fraying at edges, some browning , n.d. "Anne Hobbes of V states that many Edwardian ladies painted as a fashion on silk squares, and no doubt many copies BP who definitely painted some to raise funds in USA for land acquisition by The National Trust. However, there are clear weakness in the anatomy especially of Benjamin's left thigh & shoe. Irene Whalley, lately curator at V , opines that these are difficult to authenticate because the medium distorts the painting." (John Cawood)