Emilie Barrington

Emilie Barrington
Born
Emilie Isabel Wilson

(1841-10-18)October 18, 1841
Mayfair, London
DiedMarch 9, 1933(1933-03-09) (aged 91)
Langport, Somerset
Occupation(s)Biographer, author, artist
Known forPlaying a leading role in establishing Leighton House as a museum
SpouseRussell Barrington

Emilie Isabel Barrington (18 October 1841 – 9 March 1933),[1] was a British biographer, artist, and novelist.[2][3][4] She became associated with the Holland Park Circle, was instrumental in establishing Leighton House Museum,[5] and co-founded the Kyrle Society.[2]

  1. ^ "Emilie Barrington | Orlando". orlando.cambridge.org. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Barrington [née Wilson], Emilie Isabel (1841–1933), biographer and novelist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/60255. Retrieved 15 August 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ "Mrs. Russell Barrington". The Times. 11 March 1933. p. 12.
  4. ^ Westwater, Martha (1984). The Wilson sisters, a biographical study of upper middle-class Victorian life. Internet Archive. Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press. ISBN 978-0-8214-0727-1.
  5. ^ ""Emilie Isabel Barrington" by Mary Thornycroft". victorianweb.org. Retrieved 16 August 2023.