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Portrait of Nell Gwyn: 34.14-180

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Nell Gwyn

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Wright, Thomas
Painter: Lely, Peter (After)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

19th Century
1833 -

Note

Proof before all lettering. Identity previously mistaken as Louise Duchess of Portsmouth. Plate for Anna Brownwell Jameson's 'Memoirs of the Beauties of the Court of Charles II' (London, 1833)

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Stipple
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 34.14-180
Primary reference Number: 204147
O'Donoghue: 10
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 3 July 2015 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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