Robert Louis Stevenson and His Wife

There is no doubt Robert Louis Stevenson and His Wife is a bit strange.
I mean, why paint him in a way that is most unflattering... and his wife! Why paint her in a way that makes her looks like... well, like a slob *shrink*.
But really, as we read about this portrait, it did become a fascinating piece to us. He was a very lanky man. which would account for much in this portrait.
He and Sargent were very good friends, and it was he who asked Sargent to paint him as he was ( especially during a difficult time in Sargent's life)- he was a thinker. In fact, he was writing "Kidnapped" at the time (which we are currently reading, making it an exciting discovery), he had a habit of pacing the room as he thought up a story. Could he have been writing "Kidnapped" during this time?
Sargent captured him as he really was, and interestingly enough, his wife loved it. She was a bit different by the accounts we read, but she felt like this portrait captured them in a strangely accurate way. I have to agree.
Laura spent time using Sargent's talents to give her some guidance ...



And to make things right with her (Laura) she wanted me to post he corrected copy to Lady Agnew. She fixed the other one- and I wanted to make sure the one she was content with was posted.