Sitter: Lillie Langtry (stage name) Lady De Bathe, née Emilie Charlotte Le Breton (1853-1929). Biog: Actress - Manager; only daughter of Very Rev W.C. Le Breton, Dean of Jersey; m 1stly (1874) Edward Langtry (d 1897) [div 1897, Lakeport, California]; m 2ndly (1899) Sir Hugo Gerald De Bathe, 5th Bart. Role: - Date: 7 December 1898. Occasion: - Location: The Lafayette studio, 179 New Bond Street, London, W. Descr: TQL seated. Costume: - Costume Supplier: - Jewellery: Pearls. Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop; studio 'stone' garden bench. Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 179 New Bond Street, London, W. Evidence of photographer at work: - No of poses: 1. Copyright: V&A All
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using or requesting copies of any images References: Biog: Burkes' Peerage; P. Hartnoll (ed.), The Oxford Companion to the Theatre, 4th ed., London, 1983; Lillie Langtry, (Lady De Bathe) The Days That I Knew, London, DATE; E. Dudley, The Gilded Lily, London, 1958. Role: - Occasion: - Costume: - Costume Supplier: - Jewellery: - Reproduced: - Acknowledgements: -
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