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thesaurus/cnp00542262 Gwyn, Nell

Gwyn, Nell

Record IDcnp00542262
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp00542262
Genderfemale
Biographical Data1650 - 1687
Last Edit2024-02-08

General Note

Trat als Sängerin in Tavernen auf; danach am Royal Theatre; seit 1667 Geliebte der Schauspieler Hart u. Lacey; seit 1669 Mätresse von König Charles II. von England

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Further Biographical Data02.02.1650-13.11.1687
1650-1687
ActivityMätresse (gnd)
Schauspielerin (gnd)
Geographic NoteGB (iso3166)

Place of Activity

Place of ActivityLondon
Wirkungsort

Related Entries

See alsoKarl, II., England, König, 1630-1685
Bekanntschaft. -- Geliebter

Names

HeadingGwyn, Nell
used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany; British Library: English Short Title Catalogue - AACR2 Heading, London (United Kingdom)
Variant NameGuyn, Ellen
Gwinn, Elenor
Gwyn, Eleanor
British Biogr. Archive (WBIS)
Gwynn, Eleanor
Gwynn, Ellen
Gwynne, Eleanor
Gwynne, Nell
Nell

Sources

Found inLCAuth. — DNB=Gwyn, Eleanor, 1650.2.2-1687.11.13; actress, and mistress to Charles II.
Imprint SourcesR219800: A true account of the late most doleful, and lamentable tragedy of old Maddam Gwinn, mother to Maddam Elenor Gwinn; who was unfortunately drowned, in a fish-pond, at her own mansion-house, near the neat-houses, 1679
depiction of ...
Portrait of Nell Gwyn (1650-1687), mistress of Charles II of England "In this portrait Nell is holding a six-petalled flower which has been identified as jasmine. As a flower painter, Verelst would have been familiar with jasmine’s structure and its traditional inclusion in portraits to signify the amiable nature of a sitter. Jasmine is well-known for its intoxicating scent, and this combined with its almost translucent petals and fragility, allows Verelst to play with the senses of sight, smell and touch, recognised devices characteristic of seventeenth-century Dutch painting." [1]
[Simon Pietersz Verelst / https://www.apollo-magazine.com/highlights-of-masterpiece-london/ -- Public domain -- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Simon Verelst - Portrait of Nell Gwyn.jpg]

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