Saturday, April 23, 2011

Hubert von Herkomer - Emilia Francis, Lady Dilke


oil on canvas
1887
1397 x 1092mm


1840 - 1904 was the salaried art editor of the Academy from 1873 to 1888. Her second husband was the Liberal politician Sir Charles Dilke. Lady Dilke was president of the Woman's Trade Union League from 1886.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilia,_Lady_Dilke

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