Mrs. Royle's daughter Annette with the portrait which may prove to be an Old Master. A woman's dirty ***** tax collector William Royle of Swinton, ***** at him from a canvass grimed with age. Mr. Royale bargained for the picture eventually bought it for ?7 10s. Now it is believed to be either a Romney or Reynolds and worth ?1,000. Mr. Royle called at a house to collect an unpaid tax of ?77 10s. "While I was making out the receipt in the hall" he said "my eye was caught by a picture hanging above the table. April 1, 1946. (Photo by Mirror Features).