Phyllis Austin , a Canadian Opera singer, married Frederick Austin in 1932.
Phyllis was the subject of a number of portraits by Austin

Austins best known etching shows the newly-wed Phyllis sleeping in the cabin of the Cunard ship on which they sailed from Canada in 1932 on their honeymoon.
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(Phylis Austin with one of the portraits of her by Frederick Austin).
We are grateful to Portia Birch for assistance.
