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Show Anecdote of Lenbach. A Herlln hanker once asked I.on-bach, I.on-bach, the great portrait pninter ol Munich, what h would rhargp fot palnthm Ms portrait Lenbach meu tloneil nn unusually larse sum tliis belue a trlcK of Mix whsn illsinullneil for u Job, to avoid being olilicad to (Clre a dlrpet refusal "Hut surely thai U too much?" blurted out the r.fWlJjpk aire. "I bought a portrait which 3i painted o' Prince Rlsmarck for less than half that price." "That may be." replied Leuhach, quietly. "It was a 'pleasure for mo to portray him; but auroly, without. offenBo you do not ImaBlno thnt It would bo nn equa plaasuro to mo to paint you'" |