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Mrs Langtry
1877
66 x 76 cm
oil on canvas
The actress Lillie Langtry was a celebrity of her time. She arrived in London from her native Jersey in 1876 and soon became a society figure. Shortly after arriving in the capital Lillie began a notorious affair with the Prince of Wales.
In the Victorian interpretation of flowers, the yellow rose held to her bosom meant jealous or adulterous love, while the white rose held away from her signified pure love and silence. The white rose speaks of Edward Langtry's silence in the face of Lillie's adultery, the yellow of her liaison outside marriage.
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