It depicts Murrell as a dominatrix in a short red dress with a whip in hand . Her husband Peter Sturgeon gave SNP leader the painting as a birthday gift . He is credited with 'transforming ' her into the national stateswoman she is . Sturgeon is nicknamed Penfold after Danger Mouse 's loyal hamster sidekick .
It depicts Sturgeon as a dominatrix in a short red dress with a whip in hand . Her husband Peter Murrell gave SNP leader the painting as a birthday gift . He is credited with 'transforming ' her into the national stateswoman she is . Murrell is nicknamed Penfold after Danger Mouse 's loyal hamster sidekick .