Edward Seago, R.W.S., R.B.A. (1910-1974)

Edward Seago thought highly of Coward. In a letter of 6 July 1966 Seago writes, 'I’m still very thrilled to think that the man who’s [sic] work I admire far more than that of anyone else in his art – or several arts for that matter – should profess a liking for my pictures.'

Seago became a close friend of Coward's and painted three portraits of him. The most famous of these hangs in the Garrick Club in London.