Photo of collection object Julia Neilson as Nell Gwyn in <i>Sweet Nell of Old Drury</i> by Paul Kester — Daniell, Frank. Julia Neilson as Nell Gwyn in Sweet Nell of Old Drury by Paul Kester, 1920. Height: 126.8 cm Width: 101.3 cm. Given by the British Theatre Museum Association, S.88-1986. arr.

Julia Neilson as Nell Gwyn in <i>Sweet Nell of Old Drury</i> by Paul Kester

1920

Daniell, Frank

T&P

Oil portrait of Julia Neilson as Nell Gwyn, three-quarter length, seated at a harpsichord. Her body faces the viewer's left but her head is turned towards the viewer. Dark reddish-black background. She wears a late 17th-century style dress in dull yellow/old gold, with a wide lace off-the-shoulder shawl collar and lace sleeves. She has curling red hair.

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Maker/Artist: Daniell, Frank
Classification: Painting
Medium: oil colour, canvas, oil painting
Locations: region: Great Britain
Dimensions: Height: 126.8 cm Width: 101.3 cm
Departments: T&P
Accession Number: S.88-1986
Credit Line: Given by the British Theatre Museum Association
Rights Statement: arr
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