# Mrs. Touchett — The Portrait of a Lady character guide

> Mrs. Touchett in The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Lydia, Aunt Lydia

**First appearance:** 0002-i

## Who they are

Ralph's eccentric and detached mother who brings Isabel to Europe.

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