Show painted in seventy two hours there la Is a picture in this years show at the royal academy which hns has a singular history it was painted by an artist who Is now a captain on active service but the picture Is not the one blitch lie he showed to his friends nt at this years contribution the original was of a sunset over a plowed field a one fine landscape in a style which has hag distinguished the artisti five months month ago the painter was home on leave and lie he spent it working over ills his picture today the canvas shows the plowed field tahe and the sunset but I 1 it also shows sl six soldiers fallen about a can cannon nort into the breech of which one survivor to if placing the last shell it Is a fine picture and by no means a potboiler pot boiler the captain witnessed the incident he depicts the fortunate thing was that the landscape was ready for the figures for no academy picture could be painted during 72 hours leave |