Dame Ellen Terry (1847-1928), one of England's more important actresses in her day, had portraits painted of her by some lesser-known artists and by two famous ones. One of the famous ones, George Frederic Watts, was her first husband, marrying her shortly before her 17th birthday. They lived together less than a year. These and other details can be found in her lengthy Wikipedia entry.

The two most famous portraits of Terry are Watts' "Choosing" and Sargent's "Lady Macbeth." They are probably the best, as well. The two others by Watts strike me as a bit too smudged.

I include some photographs of Terry at various ages for comparison.

Gallery

[Image]Photo at age 16

[Image]Photo at age 33

[Image]Photo at age 43

[Image]By G.F. Watts - "Choosing"

[Image]By G.F. Watts
Paintings by Watts were made around 1864 while they were living together.

[Image]By Johnston Forbes-Robertson - 1876

[Image]By Edward Matthew Hale - Sketch of Ellen Terry at Halliford - 1881

[Image]By John Singer Sargent - sketch of Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth - 1889
Note Sargent's dedication to Terry at the lower right corner.

[Image]By John Singer Sargent - Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth - 1889

[Image]By Douglas F. Robinson - 1905

[Image]By Clare Atwood - Dame Ellen Terry Aged 79 - c.1926
Atwood was a companion of Terry's daughter.