William Lancaster's Portrait

William Lancaster's Portrait was an art piece created by Miranda Nance, to entrap William Lancaster's soul for all eternity. She and William's wife, Isabella Marshall, hid it behind a second painting to keep it from being discovered, as doing so would free the spirit. It was eventually discovered in 2003.

History
William Lancaster was married to artist Isabella Marshall. They were initially a happy couple, but when her success as an artist trumped his, he became aggressive to the point Isabella confided in her friend and fellow artist, Miranda Nance. The woman was skilled in Egyptian entrapment spells and so made a selfportrait of Lancaster, which she later used to trap his soul inside. They were to dispose of the body in order to keep the soul from having a tether to the physical world. However, Isabella still loved him despite everything and chose to hide his body elsewhere.

The painting was discovered and freed decades later by Maxwell Harrington III. William's soul then returned to his old and fragile body. His assistant and magic practitioner, Gil Townsend started targeting physically powerful people and removed their limbs to help William regain his vitality until the Charmed Ones stopped them.

Notes and Trivia

 * This concept was similar to The Cursed Painting, which a witch named Nell used to trap a warlock named Malcolm.