Pepys and Nell Gwynne
Artist
Augustus Leopold Egg
(English, 1816 - 1863)
Date1851
Mediumoil on canvas
DimensionsImage: 33 1/2 × 43 1/2 in. (85.1 × 110.5 cm)
Frame: 42 3/16 × 52 × 4 in. (107.2 × 132.1 × 10.2 cm)
Frame: 42 3/16 × 52 × 4 in. (107.2 × 132.1 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lewis Gruber, 1962
Object number228.23P
DescriptionSamuel Pepys (1633-1703), Naval Administrator and Member of Congress, kisses the actress as they are introduced by another actress, Mary Knipp (or Knep), backstage at a performance of the play “The Humorous Lieutenant.” Mrs. Pepys stands with her back to the viewer. Other actresses and actors participate in private intrigues and dramas around the central figures.On View
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