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Punch/Volume 147/Issue 3809/A Masterpiece in the Making

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Punch, Volume 147, Issue 3809 (July 8th)
A Masterpiece in the Making by Bernard Partridge
4258340Punch, Volume 147, Issue 3809 (July 8th) — A Masterpiece in the MakingBernard Partridge

Lord Lansdowne (Art Dealer, to Mr. Asquith). "YES, I QUITE SEE YOUR IDEA—A FIGURE OF PEACE; BUT, SINCE YOU INVITE SUGGESTIONS FROM ME, I SHOULD SAY THAT ADDITION OF A FEW RECOGNISABLE SYMBOLS, SUCH AS A PAIR OF WINGS, OR A DOVE, OR AN OLIVE-BRANCH, MIGHT HELP TO MAKE IT CORRESPOND MORE CLEARLY WITH MY PUBLIC'S NOTION OF THE GODDESS IN QUESTION."