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Every generation has one: cocky, powerful, brutally effective. They appear on everyone's "A" list for solicitors. Sir George Lewis was at the top of everyone's "dream team". He was the most preeminent solicitor in London and was Sargent's solicitor. George's second wife was
Lady Lewis
(nee Elizabeth Eberstadt) whom John painted in 1892.
Edward Coley Burne-Jones painted Lewis's daughter's: Edward
Coley Burne-Jones
Lewis served as Secretary for War in the 1860's. I'm finding references to the Royal family and many prominent people in the arts such as Sir Henry Irving who ran the Royal Lyceum Theatre. Arthur C. Doyle used Sir George Lewis, in a cameo role for his story "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes." Note: Offered but not sold Sothebys; 5/22/1996; Lot 29; estimated $30,000-$40,000 Dated by Charles Merrill Mount
From: Wendy & Gordon Hawksley gw @ whawksley. fsnet.co. uk Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 Catalogue of the papers
of Elizabeth,
Lady Lewis (1844-1931) and the Lewis FUCHS (Emile) 1866-1929
RUMFORD (R. Kennerley)
1870-1957 VICTORIA Queen of Great
Britain and
Ireland, 1819-1901 SARGENT (John Singer)
1856-1925 University of Oxford,
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