He has since commissioned a painting to hang in pride of place, if only to spare the lady next door.

The act of commissioning a painting, of offering a financial inducement, seems to alter the relationship between the artist and their work.

For these reasons it seemed likely that he would have commissioned the painting.

He was responsible not only for the building itself but also for its interior fittings and decoration and for commissioning the paintings and sculpture.

This patron supposedly commissioned the painting to give himself the pleasure of hanging it in his horse stable.