At the studio of Mr. Simon Elwes, the Portrait Painter. Simon Elwes studio with half-finished portrait in foreground. The coat on stand is being used for details of the young Guardsman's uniform. Among pictures on the mantelpiece a photograph of the late Duke of Kent, signed "To Simon." And a photograph of his painting of General Smash. February 10, 1954. (Photo by Tom Blau, Camera Press).