Happy Birthday April 26

Emma, Lady Hamilton was born Amy Lyon, at Ness, near Neston in Cheshire, England on April 26, 1765. She was the daughter of Henry Lyon, a blacksmith who died when she was two months old. Emma is best remembered for being the mistress of Lord Nelson and as the muse of the portrait painter George Romney.

Lady Hamilton as Titania with Puck and Changeling, by George Romney 1793

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