£1,050
English School (late 19th century), Portrait of Lillie Langtry (Jersey, 1853-1929), oil on canvas, 17½ x 17½in. (44.5 x 44.5cm). *This portrait of the famous Jersey born actress and society beauty, relates to a photograph issued as an albumen printed cabinet card by W & D Downey in the early to mid 1880's .Lillie Langtry is shown three quarter length in the photograph and the artist has added blue irises in the painting.
*Condition: Relined re-using the original stretcher. Repaired three inch tear centre right. Slightly pronounced craquelure and stretcher marks visible. Otherwise in good sound condition.
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