John Singer Sargent - The Misses Vickers

By the mid 1880s - though still a relatively young man - John Singer Sargent had already become fairly accustomed to glitz and glamour in his career.

Having earned his stripes as an artist while travelling in Italy and Spain - he had recently adopted Paris as his home; making quite a name for himself painting socialites and the ultra wealthy.

So in 1884 …