Lillie Langtry, 1853-1929 – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Lillie Langtry, 1853-1929, preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Lillie Langtry, 1853-1929
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Photographer Napoleon Sarony, a New York studio artist known for his theatrical portraits, made this studio portrait of the English actress Lillie Langtry, whose American tour began in 1882 and drew large crowds and heavy press attention. Born on the island of Jersey, she was nicknamed the "Jersey Lily" and was already a well-known society figure in London before she performed in the United States. The caption card files the picture under clothing and fashions, which makes it a useful record of how stage celebrities of the early 1880s used dress and pose to present themselves to the public.
| Created / published | c1882. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Photoprint copyrighted by Napoleon Sarony. No. 14. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Clothing and dress--1882; Actors and actresses; Photog. I.; BI; Fashions; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 985 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-150243 |
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