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Photographer: Image courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Caption: Eleanor ("Nell") Gwynne (1650-1687)
Additional Description: "Eleanor "Nell" Gwyn (2 February 1650 – 14 November 1687; also spelled Gwynn, Gwynne) was a long-time mistress of King Charles II of England and Scotland. Called "pretty, witty Nell" by Samuel Pepys, she has been regarded as a living embodiment of the spirit of Restoration England and has come to be considered a folk heroine, with a story echoing the rags-to-royalty tale of Cinderella. She was the most famous Restoration actress and possessed a prodigious comic talent." - Wikipedia
Submitted: July 23, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p436864
File Size: 0.517 Megabytes

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