"Can you stand up a moment?" I asked the artist in Montmartre. "I can't see you behind the painting."
"You f*****g Eengleesh ******!!" he screamed. "I AM standing up!! Shut ze f*** up while I paint zis f*****g portrait, or I shall break ze ****ing thing over your f*****g head!!! ******!!!!"
I think it was Tourettes Lautrec.