Robert Gould Shaw II as Little Billie from George du Maurier's Trilby by R. G. Harper Pennington, Harper Pennington

Artist r. G. Harper pennington (1854–1920) in one of his paintings depicted a nude robert gould shaw ii (1872–1930) as the character "little billee" from the bohemian novel trilby (1894) by george du maurier. This painting hung in the bedroom of henry symes lehr, the homosexual husband of elizabeth wharton drexel. Unknown date