£86,000 for painting by Millais in London auction

The painting, which is of banker’s wife Lucy Stern, was painted by Millais in 1882, four years after he painted A Jersey Lily, his famous portrait of Jersey-born actress Lillie Langtry, which is now owned by Jersey Heritage.

Having been born in Southampton, Millais, whose father served in the Jersey Militia, moved to St Helier in 1831 and regarded himself as a Jerseyman because he had spent many happy years living in the Island.

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