Lillie Langtry in Art

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Professional mistress Lillie Langtry (1853-1929) appears throughout artwork of the Belle Epoque, Edwardian Era and beyond. Photographed by Cecil Beaton the year of her death, painted by Wilde's roommate Frank Miles in her youth, Lillie Langtry had to be the center of attention.

Sources:

Out Stories Bristol, Frank Miles, https://outstoriesbristol.org.uk/people/biographies/miles-frank/

The Paintings of James McNeil Whistler, Lillie Langtry, https://www.whistlerpaintings.gla.ac.uk/catalogue/biog/?nid=LangtL

Lillie Langtry British actress". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

Langtry, Lillie (1989). The Days I Knew – An Autobiography. St. John: Redberry Press. p. Chapter 1 – Call Me Lillie.

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