Nell Gwyn
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Nell Gwyn is a 1850 by Walter Colls, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows Nell Gwyn, a well-known figure from 17th-century England. Walter Colls made it in the 19th century. It’s a print, so it’s a single image copied many times. The print was made by W. L. Colls, who worked with Walter Colls. It shows Nell Gwyn, a famous actress and mistress of King Charles II. See one of her portraits at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A 19th-century print by W. L. Colls depicts Nell Gwyn wearing a long, flowing garment with one hand resting on an urn.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Walter Colls carved his living sculpting shop signs in 19th-century London’s Fleet Street alleys, where the smell of hot metal and printer’s ink clung to his coat sleeves.
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