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Tilley

British  
/ ˈtɪlɪ /

noun

  1. Vesta (ˈvɛstə), original name Matilda Alice Powles. 1864–1952, British music-hall entertainer, best known as a male impersonator

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The event includes Woman with an Arm Tattoo, an etching depicting Sue Tilley, and runs until 13 September.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Tilley said her involvement in Freud's work came about by chance and that, despite the painting's global profile, her life by the sea remained largely unchanged.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Tilley, now 69, told WSJ about the experience.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

Sue Tilley was 35 years old and working in a London employment office when she disrobed and let British artist Lucian Freud paint her in the nude.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

In the autumn of 1885 the minister of Finance, Sir Leonard Tilley, resigned to become lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick.

From The Day of Sir John Macdonald A Chronicle of the First Prime Minister of the Dominion by Pope, Joseph, Sir

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