The Portrait (1910)
Sketching the beauties of nature in the woods, the young artist is approached by two ladies; the one of middle age who acts as chaperone to her pretty companion knows the artist, speaks to him and he seeks an introduction to the young lady. They converse for a while, and as they are leaving the artist gives his card to them. The following day the young painter's studio is visited by the two ladies and they arrange to have him paint the portrait of the young woman, which seems to be very satisfactory to the young people. The portrait is to be painted at the home of the Countess, where the girl lives. She has several sittings when the young man's father writes the Countess, saying that he will call with several art critics and view the production of his son's portrait of her niece. The portrait is not finished and the day has come for the arrival of the artist's father and the critics. The young painter and his "model" are greatly agitated until she thinks of a scheme; cut out the face and she will stand behind thee easel and put her own face into the space. Without hesitation the young man carries out the scheme, and his sweetheart puts on the finishing touches with her face in the opening. The artist's father with the critics are announced. The latter with great dignity and importance examine the picture and condemn it as unnatural, overdrawn likeness, absurd and worthless. The young man's father pronounces it good and very much to his son's credit. While the critics, in extreme pomposity, are wise in their own conceit, the face begins to smile, wink, laugh and grimace. The critics stand aghast, and when the girl withdraws her face and walks from behind the easel they are paralyzed with surprise and chagrin. The artist and his father, with the Countess, are convulsed with laughter, particularly at the impersonations of the critics which are given by the Countess' niece. In disgust and anger the critics withdraw. The girl throws herself into her lover's arms while his father and the Countess pronounce a hearty "Bless you, my children, bless you."
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