Dorothea Jordan as Rosalind
| Dorothea Jordan as Rosalind | |
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| Artist | William Beechey |
| Year | 1787 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait |
| Dimensions | 77.5 cm × 63.5 cm (30.5 in × 25.0 in) |
| Location | Private Collection |
Dorothea Jordan as Rosalind is a 1787 portrait painting by the English artist William Beechey of the Irish actress Dorothea Jordan.[1]
Jordan was a leading actress on the London stage, appearing for many years at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. She was also the long-standing lover of the Duke of Clarence, a future monarch, with whom she had several children. She is portrayed in one of her best-known parts, the role of Rosalind from Shakespeare's As You Like It, in a breeches role when she is disguised as a boy.[2] Jordan's biographer Claire Tomalin considers it "the most beautiful of all the portraits of her".[3]
See also
[edit]- Dorothea Jordan as Hippolyta, 1791 painting by John Hoppner
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Perry, Gillian. Spectacular Flirtations: Viewing the Actress in British Art and Theatre, 1768-1820. Yale University Press, 2007.
- Thirlwell, Angela. Rosalind: A Biography of Shakespeare’s Immortal Heroine. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016.
- Tomalin, Claire. Mrs Jordan's Profession: The Story of a Great Actress and a Future King. Penguin UK, 2003.
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