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Eleanor ('Nell') Gwyn
3 of 28 portraits of Nell Gwyn
Eleanor ('Nell') Gwyn
by Gerard Valck, after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving
13 3/4 in. x 10 in. (349 mm x 254 mm)
Purchased, 1950
Primary Collection
NPG 3811
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Sitterback to top
- Eleanor ('Nell') Gwyn (1651?-1687), Actress; mistress of Charles II. Sitter associated with 28 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 824 portraits, Sitter associated with 18 portraits.
- Gerard Valck (1651 or 1652-1726). Artist associated with 32 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D10959: Eleanor ('Nell') Gwyn (impression from same plate as)
- NPG D11443: Mary (née Kirke), Lady Vernon (same pose)
Linked publicationsback to top
- Gibson, Robin, The Face in the Corner: Animal Portraits from the Collections of the National Portrait Gallery, 1998, p. 10
- Macleod, Catharine; Alexander, Julia Marciari, Painted Ladies: Women at the Court of Charles II, 2001 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 11 October 2001 to 6 January 2002), p. 167
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 269
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