Contributions are moderated. The King bought her a house in Pall Mall, paid her a pension and is said to have remembered her on his deathbed with the words ‘Let not poor Nelly starve’. She had two sons by him: Charles, later Duke of St Albans, and James. Gugu Mbatha-Raw played the title role in the production debut. Nell Gwynn is a 1934 British historical drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Cedric Hardwicke, Jeanne de Casalis, Miles Malleson and Moore Marriott.The film portrays the historical romance between Charles II of England and the actress Nell Gwynn. Artist Sir Peter Lely. Nell Gwynn, la principale rivale de Louise dans le coeur de Charles II (par Peter Lely) Il sait que sa sœur va venir accompagnée d’une flopée de jolies filles d’honneur, et en effet, lorsque le navire qui transporte Madame arrive à bon port à Douvres, le roi Charles II contemple avec satisfaction les charmantes silhouettes des filles d’honneur de sa sœur. III, English actor Cedric Hardwicke and actress Anna Neagle leaving the set of the film 'Nell Gwynn' at Elstree Studios, whilst still partially costumed... Eleanor Gwyn , the actress and mistress of Charles II, circa 1645. If they inspire you please support our work. There are occasions when we are unsure of the identity of a sitter or artist, their life dates, occupation or have not recorded their family relationships. Eleanor Gwyn (Nell Gwynn) (1650-1687), c1822. Biographie[modifier| modifier le code] Cette section est vide, insuffisamment détaillée ou incomplète. After Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680). Most likely born in London, Gwyn grew up in its slums in the shadow of civil war. By ticking permission to publish you are indicating your agreement for your contribution to be shown on this collection item page. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. Look right round a selection of sculptures in our Collection, Explore who is who in our group portraits, National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HESwitchboard: +44 (0) 20 7306 0055, Find out more about the Inspiring People project, National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE Contributions are moderated. On stage Jan. 29 - Mar. All contributions are moderated. Can you tell us more about this portrait? (737 mm x 632 mm)Bequeathed by John Neale, 1931Primary CollectionNPG 2496. She was also Charles II’s self-proclaimed ‘Protestant whore’, the best-known royal mistress in English history. May 1st 1667. Feb 3, 2019 - Charles II mistress. Nell Gwyn Portrait. Nell Gwyn, was a prolific celebrity figure of the Restoration period. Always open and always free! Sitter associated with 30 portraitsEleanor Gywn, or 'Pretty witty Nell', as Pepys called her, came to London as an orange-seller, and rose to become one of the leading comic actresses of the day, and mistress to the King, Charles II. Prices start at £6 for unframed prints, £25 for framed prints. This is a beautiful oil painting of Nell Gwyn. She is one of history's most famous mistresses, but few of the many paintings labelled as Charles II's lover Nell Gwyn are actually of her. Can you tell us more about this person? How do you know this? Choose your favourite portrait from our Collection as a framed or unframed print for your home. Can you tell us more about this portrait? Sometimes we have not recorded the date of a portrait. Gwyn, however, eternally irreverent and an inveterate optimist, embodied the Restoration spirit. Gwyn joined the rank of actresses at Bridges Street when she was fourteen (if we take her birth year to be 1650), less than a year after becoming an orange-girl. Switchboard: +44 (0) 20 7306 0055, (1651?-1687), Actress; mistress of Charles II, The Gallery in London is currently closed until 2023 for major redevelopment works, Pepys and his Contemporaries book in our Shops, Eleanor ('Nell') Gwyn in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Painted Ladies: Women at the Court of Charles II, The Diary Room: Characters of the 17th Century, The First Actresses: Nell Gwyn to Sarah Siddons. Please Like other favourites! Towards the end of 1669 Nell withdrew from the stage because she was pregnant. More on Nell Gwyn: Pepys and his Contemporaries book in our Shops. We would welcome any information that adds to and enhances our information and understanding about a particular portrait, sitter or artist. If you wish to license an image, please use our Rights and Images service. Category 17th Century Art, All. [Portrait #1] Nell Gwyn, l’ascension par les charmes. attributed to Simon Verelstoil on canvas, circa 1670NPG L248, Unknown woman, formerly known as Nell Gwyn, studio of Sir Peter Lelyoil on canvas, circa 1675NPG 3976, by Simon Verelstoil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1680NPG 2496, by Gerard Valck, after Sir Peter Lelyline engravingNPG 3811, Nell Gwyn (Margaret Lemon with the head altered to Nell Gwyn), by Richard Gaywood, after Sir Anthony van Dyck, and head after Gerard Valck, after Sir Peter Lelyetching and line engraving, circa 1662; head late 17th centuryNPG D47402, by Abraham de Blois, published by Nicolaes Visscher II, after Sir Peter Lelymezzotint, (1670s)NPG D2543, by Gerard Valck, after Sir Peter Lelyline engraving, circa 1673NPG D10959, by and published by Thomas van der Wiltmezzotint, 1687NPG D30626, James Beauclerk; Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans; Nell Gwyn, by Richard Tompson, after Sir Peter Lelymezzotint, before 1693NPG D35093, by Richard Tompson, after Sir Peter Lelymezzotint, before 1693NPG D35094, after Richard Tompson, and after Sir Peter Lelymezzotint, after 1693NPG D35095, by and sold by James Macardell, after Sir Peter Lelymezzotint, mid 18th centuryNPG D30623, by Peter van Bleeck, after Sir Peter Lelymezzotint, 1751NPG D30627, by Valentine Green, published by Walter Shropshire, after Sir Peter Lelymezzotint, published 17 November 1777NPG D30625, by Valentine Green, published by Walter Shropshire, after Simon Verelstmezzotint, published 17 November 1777NPG D2515, by John Ogborne, published by Anthony Molteno, after Sir Peter Lelystipple engraving, published 2 January 1802NPG D30624, by Henry Richard Cook, published by Mathews & Leigh, after Sir Peter Lelystipple engraving, published 1 August 1807NPG D30621, by Schenecker, published by John White, published by John Scott, after Sir Peter Lelystipple engraving, published 1 July 1808NPG D30622, by Richard Earlom, published by Samuel Woodburn, after Samuel Coopermezzotint, published 1810NPG D2514, by Richard Earlom, published by Samuel Woodburn, after Samuel Coopermezzotint, published 1810NPG D2544. Portrait Of Nell Gwyn - Sir Peter Lely - WikiGallery.org, the largest gallery in the world: wikigallery - the largest virtaul gallery in the world with more than 150,000 on display. The National Portrait Gallery will NOT use your information to contact you or store for any other purpose than to investigate or display your contribution. Dame Florence Marjorie Wilcox, DBE (née Robertson) est une actrice britannique, née à Forest Gate (en ce temps dans l'Essex et aujourd'hui dans Newham, Londres, Angleterre) le 20 octobre 1904, et morte à West Byfleet (Surrey, Angleterre), le 3 juin 1986.Elle est la grand-tante de l'acteur Nicholas Hoult. The production ran January 29th 2019 - March 9th 2019. Perry, Gill (introduction) Roach, Joseph (appreciation) and West, Shearer (appreciation). Your contributions must be polite and with no intention of causing trouble. MailOnline - get the latest breaking news, celebrity photos, viral videos, science & tech news, and top stories from MailOnline and the Daily Mail newspaper. It was a role that she enacted, too, in the Carolean court, her wits as much as her looks ensuring her favour there. Gemma Arterton est magnifique dans le rôle-titre. The Gallery holds the most extensive collection of portraits in the world. “They’ve put a woman on the stage!” Nell Gwynn (Alison Luff) becomes a stage sensation in England. Portrait by Sir Peter Lyly. Please note that we cannot provide valuations. Please note your email address will not be displayed on the page nor will it be used for any marketing material or promotion of any kind. If you wish to license this image, please use our Rights and Images service. Portrait of Nell Gwyn by Simon Verelst, c. 1680. Please note that we cannot provide valuations. We would welcome any information that adds to and enhances our information and understanding about a particular portrait, sitter or artist. The Gallery holds the most extensive collection of portraits in the world. You can buy a print of most illustrated portraits. L'histoire vraie de Nell Gwynn, aux multiples rebondissements, se prête particulièrement bien à l'adaptation théâtrale. There are several great shows at London's National Portrait Gallery right now, including one on the "naked portrait" and one on royalty and scandal. Apparently working first as an orange-seller outside the theatre, she began acting in the mid-1660s and was much admired for her comic roles. Please note your email address will not be displayed on the page nor will it be used for any marketing material or promotion of any kind. Historical Portraits is an archive site of all the paintings and portrait miniatures sold by Philip Mould & Company®. Folger Theatre produced Nell Gwynn By Jessica Swale Original music by Kim Sherman. Please ensure your comments are relevant and appropriate. Perhaps the most famous name of the Restoration court, Nell Gwyn was also one of the first women to act on the public stage. After living hand-to-mouth, selling oranges and shucking oysters, she established herself as a comic actress in London’s Drury Lane. We'll need your email address so that we can follow up on the information provided and contact you to let you know when your contribution has been published. His theatrical style perhaps particularly suited Nell Gwyn, whose portrait he painted on a number of occasions and in different poses. A very successful actress, and one of the first women to perform in public, she is shown here wearing just her shift, or underwear. Nell Gwyn(ou Gwynnou Gwynne), née Eleanorle 2 février1650et décédée le 14 novembre1687, est une actrice anglaise, une des plus célèbres des nombreuses maîtresses du roi Charles II d'Angleterre. Macleod, Catharine; Alexander, Julia Marciari. The risqué painting … How do you know this? Her mother, who drank to excess, died by drowning. By ticking permission to publish you are indicating your agreement for your contribution to be shown on this collection item page. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. He painted most of the prominent figures at court at least once, using distinctive strong lighting contrasts, rather simplified modelling and bold colours. Copperplate mezzotint by Richard Earlom after an original miniature painting by Samuel Cooper from Samuel Woodburn's Portraits of Characters Illustrious in British History, London, 1810. Search over 215,000 works, 150,000 of which are illustrated from the 16th Century to the present day. You can buy a print of most illustrated portraits. Share. Spotted an error, information that is missing (a sitter’s life dates, occupation or family relationships, or a date of portrait for example) or do you know anything that we don't know? If you require information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service. Lely’s many talented studio assistants and members of his Circle were regularly occupied in making highly accomplished copies. And more than three centuries later, Nell Gwyn is turning heads again after researchers discovered this topless portrait that had been ‘lost’ for 50 years. There are occasions when we are unsure of the identity of a sitter or artist, their life dates, occupation or have not recorded their family relationships. Eleanor ('Nell') Gwyn (1651?-1687), Actress; mistress of Charles II. NELL GWYN HOROSCOPES - le portrait et le tableau de la naissance de l'actrice Nell Gwyn, qui était la favorite du roi Charles II d'Angleterre. Sa glorieuse ascension, de vendeuse de satsuma dans le quartier de Cheapside à courtisane favorite du roi et actrice incontournable du théâtre sous la Restauration a tout d'un conte de fée. Charles II and Nell Gwynn, 17th century . Simon Verelst (c.1644–c.1710) was a Dutch artist who arrived in England as a specialist flower painter but appears to have soon turned to portraiture. Actress and Mistress. Eleanor Gwynne or Nell Gwynn, actress and mistress of King Charles II, died 1687. Your contributions must be polite and with no intention of causing trouble. Spotted an error, information that is missing (a sitter’s life dates, occupation or family relationships, or a date of portrait for example) or do you know anything that we don't know? Nell was not greedy and grasping like her rivals, but did receive a house near Pall Mall and when she first knew the King, she asked for just £500 a year! Please could you let us know your source of information. If you tick permission to publish your name will appear above your contribution on our website. Actresses were not expected to conform to the usual behavioural norms; Nell allowed the diarist Samuel Pepys (and presumably others) to watch her dressing for her roles. If they inspire you please support our work. Nell Gwyn was the most famous and popular of Charles II's many mistresses. Sitter associated with 30 portraits Eleanor Gywn, or 'Pretty witty Nell', as Pepys called her, came to London as an orange-seller, and rose to become one of the leading comic actresses of the day, and mistress to the King, Charles II. A look at the award-winning comedy NELL GWYNN at Folger Theatre on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. She was said to have been remembered by Charles on his deathbed with the words 'Let not poor Nelly starve'. Please Like other favourites! On 1 May 1667, diarist Samuel Pepys wrote, ‘Up, it being a fine day: and after doing a little business in my chamber, I left my wife to go abroad ... and saw pretty Nelly standing at her lodgings door in Drury-lane in her smock-sleeves and bodice.’ Pretty Nelly was Eleanor ‘Nell’ Gwyn (1651?-87), one of the first actresses on the public stage. From Cassell's History of England, Vol. All contributions are moderated. Sitter associated with 30 portraits. Switchboard: +44 (0) 20 7306 0055, You must have Javascript enabled to view zooming images, The Gallery in London is currently closed until 2023 for major redevelopment works, The First Actresses: Nell Gwyn to Sarah Siddons, Painted Ladies: Women at the Court of Charles II, The Diary Room: Characters of the 17th Century. Please ensure your comments are relevant and appropriate. NELL GWYN (Gwin, Gwynn or Gwynne) was born Eleanor Gwyn (2 Feb. 1650 - 14 Nov. 1687). The portrait had been purchased at the great Lowther Castle sale in 1947 where it was in the company of over forty other British portraits from the seventeenth century, and where it was described as 'Portrait of Nell Gwyne as Venus reclining in a landscape with a cupid and a stone vase by her side'. Nell Gwynn engraved after portrait by Simon Verelst.jpg 377 × 500 ; 55 Kio Nellgwenpg198.png 2 186 × 1 741 ; 2,43 Mio Nellgwynpg39.png 1 815 × 2 434 ; 2,71 Mio Pepys wrote in his diary, 'Up, it being a fine day: and after doing a little business in my chamber, I left my wife to go abroad... and saw pretty Nelly standing at her lodgings door in Drury-lane in her smock-sleeves and bodice.' We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled. Nell Gwynne's House, Bagnigge Wells, Clerkenwell, London, circa 1814 . Do you have specialist knowledge or a particular interest about any aspect of the portrait or sitter or artist that you can share with us? The new theatres were the first in England to feature actresses; earlier, women's parts had been played by boys or men. A Fine Art Reproduction Painting of Nell Gwyn. Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 126cm x 100cm. Cannadine, Sir David (Introduction); Cooper, Tarnya; Stewart, Louise; MacGibbon, Rab; Cox, Paul; Peltz, Lucy; Moorhouse, Paul; Broadley, Rosie; Jascot-Gill, Sabina. The playwright Dryden supplied her with a series of saucy, bustling parts, ideally suited to her talents. We only had a small black and white image to work from (see below) and were asked to change the colour of her dress to this beautiful blue. Nell Gwynne Portrait par Peter Lely (v. 1675). by Simon Verelstoil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 168029 in. Votre aideest la bienvenue ! Do you have specialist knowledge or a particular interest about any aspect of the portrait or sitter or artist that you can share with us? National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HESwitchboard: +44 (0) 20 7306 0055, Find out more about the Inspiring People project, National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE Les deux jeunes femmes se menèrent alors une guerre sans merci pour conserver l’affection du roi. x 24 7/8 in. Sometimes we have not recorded the date of a portrait. Portrait de Nell Gwynn par Simon Veretz en 1680 Samuel Pepys comparera les deux talents des jeunes femmes indiquant que Mary Davis était des deux la danseuse la plus accomplie, mais que c’est Nell qui était la plus jolie des deux. Title A Portrait of Nell Gwen. It deals with the life of Nell Gwynn, mistress of Charles II, and her part in the theatre of the 17th century. If you have information to share please complete the form below. If you require information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service. See more ideas about royal mistress, charles ii of england, mistress. King Charles gave her a pension of £4000 a year from rents in Ireland and later another £5000 a year out of the Secret Service Fund. If you tick permission to publish your name will appear above your contribution on our website. She caught the attention of the diarist Samuel Pepys, who described her as ‘pretty witty Nell’, but, more importantly, she was introduced to Charles II and became his mistress. She became best known for being a long-time mistress of King Charles II of England and Scotland. Londres 1660, la population se divise en classes et l'organisation politique du pays est bouleversée par la restauration … Prices start at £6 for unframed prints, £25 for framed prints. Portraits of prominent subjects of their day, especially Royal and Court sitters, were in much demand after the Restoration. Réserver Nell Gwynn House Apartments, Londres sur Tripadvisor : consultez les 449 avis de voyageurs, 114 photos, et les meilleures offres pour Nell Gwynn House Apartments, classé n°96 sur 2 022 autres hébergements à Londres et noté 3,5 sur 5 sur Tripadvisor. If you have information to share please complete the form below. Photo by Brittany Diliberto, Bee Two Sweet Photography. We'll need your email address so that we can follow up on the information provided and contact you to let you know when your contribution has been published. Nell Gwynn. Directed by Robert Richmond. Elle est née à Londres, le 2 février 1651. Search over 215,000 works, 150,000 of which are illustrated from the 16th Century to the present day. Nell Gwyn (ou Gwynn ou Gwynne ), née Eleanor le 2 février 1650 et décédée le 14 novembre 1687 , est une actrice anglaise et la plus célèbre des nombreuses maîtresses du roi Charles II d'Angleterre . She had two sons by the King, and the elder, Charles Beauclerk, was created Duke of St Albans. She never knew her father. We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled. Please could you let us know your source of information. The National Portrait Gallery will NOT use your information to contact you or store for any other purpose than to investigate or display your contribution. The playwright Dryden supplied her with a series of saucy, bustling parts, ideally suited to her talents. Nell Gwynn is a play by the British playwright Jessica Swale, begun in 2013 and premiering at Shakespeare's Globe from 19 September to 17 October 2015. John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, is chiefly remembered for his brilliantly obscene poems, many of which even today would not be printed in mainstream media. , feigned oval, nell gwynn portrait 168029 in of information Sweet Photography the title role in the world, for... 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