There was always something a bit strange about the 1905 portrait of Laura Secord painted by Canadian artist Mildred Peel...
[i] Laura Secord Portrait under X-Ray Reveals Head of Former Ontario Premier. The Evening Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario - Tuesday, February 25th, 1936 - p.17
[ii] X-Ray Reveals Hidden Portrait of Sir George Ross. Canadian Statesman. Bowmanville, Ontario - Thursday March 12, 1936 - p.7
[iii] McKenzie, Ruth.1971. Laura Secord: The Legend and the Lady. McLelland and Stewart, Limited, Toronto – pp. 127-128.
[iv] X-Ray Reveals Hidden Portrait of Sir George Ross. Canadian Statesman. Bowmanville, Ontario - Thursday March 12, 1936 - p.7
[v] Ontario Probes Art Mystery in Hall of Fame. Is painting of Premier or of woman war hero - Chicago Tribune, 23 February 1936, Part 1 - Page 3