''The Singing Butler'' is an oil-on-canvas painting made by Scottish artist

Jack Vettriano Jack Vettriano (born Jack Hoggan, 17 November 1951) is a Scottish painter. His 1992 painting ''The Singing Butler'' became a best-selling image in Britain. Early life Jack Vettriano was born and grew up in the industrial seaside town of Met ...

in 1992. It sold at auction in 2004 for £744,500 which was the record at the time for any Scottish painting, and for any painting ever sold in Scotland.''BBC News'' 20 April, 2004. Vettriano fetches record price
/ref> Reproductions of ''The Singing Butler'' make it the best-selling art print in the UK. The focal subject of ''The Singing Butler'' is based on an image of actress

Orla Brady Orla Brady (born 28 March 1961) is an Irish theatre, television, and film actress born in Dublin. She has been nominated for several awards from the Irish Film & Television Academy for her work in televised programs, as well as starring in the ...

posing in her own dress which was published in ''The Illustrator's Figure Reference Manual'' (1987) as part of a series of photographic figure studies.

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