Ireland - 20 Pounds 1976 - Lady Lavery - Central Bank of Ireland - F Hazel Lavery, Lady Lavery (née ...

Ireland - 20 Pounds 1976 - Lady Lavery - Central Bank of Ireland - F Hazel Lavery, Lady Lavery (née Martyn; 1880–1935) was a painter and the second wife of portrait artist Sir John Lavery. Her likeness appeared on banknotes of Ireland for much of the 20th century. Born in Chicago on 14 March 1880,Hazel Martyn was the daughter of Edward Jenner Martyn, a wealthy industrialist of Irish descent. A contemporary account refers to young Hazel Martyn as "The Most Beautiful Girl in the Midwest" 203 × 114 mm