The Jersey Lily

Sender: Lesera

The Jersey Lily

Jersey born actress and Victorian beauty Lillie Langtry

Portrait by Sir Edward Poynter

Lillie Langtry was one of the most well-known women in the Victorian era. Painters clamoured to capture her likeness on canvas, people bought her photographs to display, and she even captured the heart of some royals.

"She is so pretty, she takes away a man's breath, she has no right to be intelligent, daring and independent as well as lovely." George Bernard Shaw on Lillie Langtry.