ild ▁being ▁the ▁purch aser . ▁I ▁think ▁it ▁well ▁to ▁note ▁that ▁that ▁I ▁heard ▁from ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁General ▁B ., ▁known ▁as ▁S quire ▁B ouver ie , ▁the ▁manner ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁picture ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁family . ▁Sher idan ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁in ▁great ▁money ▁difficulties , ▁and ▁living ▁next ▁door ▁to ▁Lady ▁Robert ▁Sp encer , ▁S quire ▁B ouver ie ' s ▁mother , ▁when ▁a ▁se iz ure ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁Sher iff . ▁Sher idan ' s ▁servant ▁knew ▁the ▁value ▁his ▁master ▁set ▁on ▁this ▁picture ▁of ▁his ▁beautiful ▁wife , ▁and ▁he ▁managed ▁to ▁det ach ▁it ▁hurried ly ▁from ▁the ▁frame ▁( a ▁very ▁large ▁one ▁and ▁to ▁get ▁it ▁over ▁the ▁wall ▁into ▁Lady ▁Robert ▁Sp encer ' s ▁garden . ▁Po or ▁Sher idan ▁was ▁glad ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁picture ▁from ▁his ▁credit ors , ▁and ▁leave ▁it ▁in ▁his ▁fi end ' s ▁hands , ▁from ▁whom ▁he ▁got ▁adv ances ▁of ▁money ▁until ▁he ▁should ▁re de em ▁it . ▁That ▁re dem ption ▁never ▁occurred , ▁and ▁so ▁it ▁became ▁B ouver ie ▁property , ▁and ▁has ▁now ▁real ised ▁£ 3 , 0 0 0 ." ▁ ▁The ▁painting ▁was ▁subsequently ▁owned ▁by ▁various ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁Roth sch ild ▁bank ing ▁family ▁up ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Du ve en ▁Brothers , ▁Inc ., ▁in ▁London . ▁The ▁A .