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Nell Gwynn and the French Ambassador

Nell Gwynn and the French Ambassador, HonorŽ Courtin. NG asked him to persuade Louis XIV to make her a present because she was 'of much more service to the King of England than was Madame de Portsmouth' after which the other women present asked to see her fine petticoats and HC wrote that NG 'Lifted up all her petticoats one after the other; and never have I seen anything soneat or more magnificent.' - illustration by Kitty Shannon, 1926(dates not known) NG: Mistress of Charles II and actress, 2 February 1650 Ð 14 November 1687. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)
Nell Gwynn and the French Ambassador, HonorŽ Courtin. NG asked him to persuade Louis XIV to make her a present because she was 'of much more service to the King of England than was Madame de Portsmouth' after which the other women present asked to see her fine petticoats and HC wrote that NG 'Lifted up all her petticoats one after the other; and never have I seen anything soneat or more magnificent.' - illustration by Kitty Shannon, 1926(dates not known) NG: Mistress of Charles II and actress, 2 February 1650 Ð 14 November 1687. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)
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Culture Club / Contributor
Editorial #:
591977422
Collection:
Hulton Archive
Date created:
January 02, 1754
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Hulton Archive
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