吴芝瑛(1867—1933),字紫英,号万柳夫人,出身安徽桐城望族。其父吴康之,号鞠隐,曾官山东郓城、信阳县知县。其伯父为清末桐城派古文学家吴汝纶。吴芝瑛19岁远嫁无锡廉泉。廉泉,字惠卿,号南湖,江苏无锡人。光绪二十年(1894)举人,曾任户部主事、户部郎中等。廉泉精诗文、善书法,笃好金石书画。光绪二十四年(1898),廉泉就职户部郎中,吴芝瑛随夫移居北京。居京期间,吴芝瑛广泛结交旧京名流俊杰,思想倾 Wu Zhiying (1867-1933), Zi Ziying, Mrs. Wanliu, born in Tongcheng, Anhui Province. Its father Wu Kangzhi, No. Ju hidden, had official Shan Dong Tan City, Xinyang County magistrate. His uncle was the ancient Qing Dynasty Tongcheng writers Wu Ru Lun. Wu Zhiying 19-year-old marry Wuxi Lianquan. Lianquan, word Huiqing, No. South Lake, Wuxi, Jiangsu. Twenty years Guangxu (1894) lifts, former chief of the household department, household Lang medium. Lian Quan fine poetry, good calligraphy, good stone painting. Twenty-four years Guangxu (1898), Lian Quan inauguration of the Ministry of Lang, Wu Zhiying moved to Beijing with his husband. During his stay in Beijing, Wu Zhiyong widely meet the elite Junjie Beijing, thinking dumping