John Saint-Helier Lander (1868 - 1944)

Biography

John St Helier Lander (19 October 1868 in Jersey – 12 February 1944 in Witley, Surrey) was a noted portrait painter. Born John Helier Lander, he added the St. to acknowledge his birthplace of Saint Helier in the Channel Islands. He was given his first paint box by Lillie Langtry, the famous beauty, actress and mistress of the Prince of Wales, later to become Edward VII. He studied at Calderon's School.