Mr Heatherley Himself
This photograph was taken by Butler as a study for his painting Mr Heatherley’s Holiday.
When I was studying painting in my kind old friend Mr. Heatherley’s studio, I remember hearing a student ask how long a man might hope to go on improving. Mr. Heatherley said: “As long as he is not satisfied with his own work.” – Samuel Butler, in a letter to O.T.J. Alpers, 17 February 1902