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Nell Collection (#3)

"Nell: A Tale of History, Fame, and Enduring Legacy" Step into the captivating world of Nell, a name intertwined with remarkable stories throughout history

Background imageNell Collection: Mitsubishi G3M2 Type 96 Nell -the standard Japanese N

Mitsubishi G3M2 Type 96 Nell -the standard Japanese Navys land-based bomber between mid 1937 and early 1943

Background imageNell Collection: North East Canal Boat - Tom Kelleys Exhibition Ship, Britai

North East Canal Boat - Tom Kelleys Exhibition Ship, Britain. Boat is called Christiana and the dogs are Jack & Nell. Date: 1920s

Background imageNell Collection: BOIARDO, Matteo Maria (1434-1494). Italian Renaissance

BOIARDO, Matteo Maria (1434-1494). Italian Renaissance poet. Engraving

Background imageNell Collection: Neil Kenney Suffragette

Neil Kenney Suffragette. Sarah Ellen (Nell) Kenney (1876-1953) portrait. Nell Kenney was elder sister of Annie, Jessie, Caroline and Jane

Background imageNell Collection: British messenger dog, WW1

British messenger dog, WW1
Messenger dog, Nell. This dog worked with the British Army throughout the war, delivering messages between trenches and headquarters

Background imageNell Collection: Bagnigge Wells

Bagnigge Wells
Fashionable gardens off the Kings Cross Road, once the summer residence of Nell Gwyn who entertained Charles II here; closed in 1841. Date: late 18th century

Background imageNell Collection: Nell St John Montague

Nell St John Montague
Nell St. John Montague, clairvoyant. early 1930s

Background imageNell Collection: Source Size = 3792 x 2531

Source Size = 3792 x 2531
THE EASTER VOLUNTEER MANOEUVRES AT PORTSMOUTH, UK: 1. Signalling to the Front the Advance of No. 2 Marching Column on Saturday. 2. Alarm of the Natives. 3. A Letter Home from Eastney Barracks. 4

Background imageNell Collection: The Childs Return, from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens

The Childs Return, from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens
KW468230 The Childs Return, from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English, out of copyright

Background imageNell Collection: little Nell and her Grandfather, from the Painting by Fred Morgan, Exhibited

little Nell and her Grandfather, from the Painting by Fred Morgan, Exhibited
" little Nell and her Grandfather", from the Painting by Fred Morgan, Exhibited at the Royal Academy, London, Uk, 1883

Background imageNell Collection: Phaeton with a Pair of Cream Ponies and a Stable-Lad Phaeton with a pair of cream ponies

Phaeton with a Pair of Cream Ponies and a Stable-Lad Phaeton with a pair of cream ponies and a tiger-lad Charles II and Nell Gwynn at Newmarket Heath, George Stubbs, 1724-1806, British

Background imageNell Collection: Alexandre Charpentier (French, 1856-1909), Nell Horn, 1891, 4-color lithograph with

Alexandre Charpentier (French, 1856-1909), Nell Horn, 1891, 4-color lithograph with embossing (gaufrage) on wove paper

Background imageNell Collection: BRINKLEY GIRL, 1918. Golden Eyes with Uncle Sam. Watercolor by Nell Brinkley, 1918

BRINKLEY GIRL, 1918. Golden Eyes with Uncle Sam. Watercolor by Nell Brinkley, 1918

Background imageNell Collection: NELL GWYN (1650-1687). English actress and mistress of Charles II. Oil on canvas (detail)

NELL GWYN (1650-1687). English actress and mistress of Charles II. Oil on canvas (detail), by Sir Godfrey Kneller

Background imageNell Collection: The Tiller Girls / The Palace Girls

The Tiller Girls / The Palace Girls
The Palace Girls - clockwise from top left: Nell Home, Ethel Karri (Ethel Lucy Carrie Thomas), Margery Douglas and Nell Grey

Background imageNell Collection: Known as Nell. English actress and mistress of Charles II. Line engraving, English, 1779

Known as Nell. English actress and mistress of Charles II. Line engraving, English, 1779
ELEANOR GWYN (1650-1687). Known as Nell. English actress and mistress of Charles II. Line engraving, English, 1779

Background imageNell Collection: Cast for Nell Gwyn (1650-1687), English actress and mistress of King Charles II of Great Britain

Cast for Nell Gwyn (1650-1687), English actress and mistress of King Charles II of Great Britain
HOROSCOPE, 17th CENTURY. Cast for Nell Gwyn (1650-1687), English actress and mistress of King Charles II of Great Britain

Background imageNell Collection: Legend of Chelsea Hospital. Chelsea Hospital, London, England, designed by Sir Christopher Wren

Legend of Chelsea Hospital. Chelsea Hospital, London, England, designed by Sir Christopher Wren
CHELSEA HOSPITAL, 1682. Legend of Chelsea Hospital. Chelsea Hospital, London, England, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, and founded according to legend

Background imageNell Collection: The Old Curiosity Shop, Charles Dickens, 1841. Little Nell and her grandfather

The Old Curiosity Shop, Charles Dickens, 1841. Little Nell and her grandfather on their wandering encounter with Codlin and Short, the Punch and Judy men

Background imageNell Collection: Nell Gwyn (c1650-1687), English comic actress: mistress of Charles II. Engraving

Nell Gwyn (c1650-1687), English comic actress: mistress of Charles II. Engraving

Background imageNell Collection: Nell Gwyn (c1650-1687), English comic actress: mistress of Charles II. After portrait by Peter Lely

Nell Gwyn (c1650-1687), English comic actress: mistress of Charles II. After portrait by Peter Lely. Chromolithograph

Background imageNell Collection: Two designs of barometer using mercury, c1666. From Saggi de naturali esperienze

Two designs of barometer using mercury, c1666. From Saggi de naturali esperienze fatte nell Accademia del Cimento, 2nd edition. (Florence, 1691). Engraving

Background imageNell Collection: Experimental barometers used by the Accademia dell Cimento. Fig. XVIII is a mercury barometer

Experimental barometers used by the Accademia dell Cimento. Fig. XVIII is a mercury barometer. From Saggi de naturali esperienze fatte nell, Academia del Cimento, 2nd edition. (Florence, 1691)

Background imageNell Collection: Barometers used for experiments at the Accademia del Cimento c1666. Closed tube with mercury

Barometers used for experiments at the Accademia del Cimento c1666. Closed tube with mercury (left) and double water barometer (right)

Background imageNell Collection: Listening to The Old Curiosity Shop in the West. Illustration for Bret Hart s

Listening to The Old Curiosity Shop in the West. Illustration for Bret Hart s
Listening to The Old Curiosity Shop in the West. Illustration for Bret Harts poem Little Nell, based on a popular anecdote

Background imageNell Collection: ELEANOR GWYN (1650-1687). Known as Nell. English actress and mistress of King Charles II

ELEANOR GWYN (1650-1687). Known as Nell. English actress and mistress of King Charles II. Stipple engraving after Sir Peter Lely

Background imageNell Collection: ELEANOR GWYN (1650-1687). / nKnown as Nell. English actress and mistress of Charles II

ELEANOR GWYN (1650-1687). / nKnown as Nell. English actress and mistress of Charles II
ELEANOR GWYN (1650-1687). /nKnown as Nell. English actress and mistress of Charles II. Line engraving, English, 1779

Background imageNell Collection: THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP. The death-bed of Little Nell. Wood engraving from a 19th-century edition

THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP. The death-bed of Little Nell. Wood engraving from a 19th-century edition of Charles Dickens novel

Background imageNell Collection: Salvation Nell

Salvation Nell. Date c1909

Background imageNell Collection: The Old Curiosity Shop, Nell and grandfather

The Old Curiosity Shop, Nell and grandfather
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841

Background imageNell Collection: The Old Curiosity Shop, death of little Nell

The Old Curiosity Shop, death of little Nell
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841. There, upon her little bed, she lay at rest

Background imageNell Collection: The Old Curiosity Shop, Nell in the shop

The Old Curiosity Shop, Nell in the shop
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841

Background imageNell Collection: The Old Curiosity Shop, Nells grandfather

The Old Curiosity Shop, Nells grandfather
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841

Background imageNell Collection: The Old Curiosity Shop, Nell in the churchyard

The Old Curiosity Shop, Nell in the churchyard
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841

Background imageNell Collection: The Old Curiosity Shop, Nell in the ruined interior

The Old Curiosity Shop, Nell in the ruined interior
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841

Background imageNell Collection: The Old Curiosity Shop, Nell dispersing handbills

The Old Curiosity Shop, Nell dispersing handbills
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841

Background imageNell Collection: The Old Curiosity Shop, Nell in the church

The Old Curiosity Shop, Nell in the church
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841

Background imageNell Collection: The Old Curiosity Shop, Nell and rough boat men

The Old Curiosity Shop, Nell and rough boat men
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841

Background imageNell Collection: Nell Lane Military Hospital, Manchester

Nell Lane Military Hospital, Manchester
A group of uniformed military personnel and nurses pose in front of the Nell Lane Military Hospital, Withington, Manchester

Background imageNell Collection: Sons of Eleanor Gwyn

Sons of Eleanor Gwyn
Charles Beauclerk, first duke of ST ALBANS (1670 - 1726) with his younger brother James Beauclerk (1671-1679) sons of Nell Gwyn by Charles II

Background imageNell Collection: Festival Nell Gwyn 1951

Festival Nell Gwyn 1951
A " Nell Gwyn" Orange Girl at Battersea Pleasure Gardens, one of the attractions of the Festival of Britain. Costume styled by Peggy Page, fabric by Balcora

Background imageNell Collection: Nell Gwyn Toasted

Nell Gwyn Toasted
Young Nell Gwyn, selling oranges for a living, attracts the attention of some young men, one of whom - Charles II - will have her as one of his mistresses

Background imageNell Collection: Chelsea Pensioners

Chelsea Pensioners
Chelsea pensioners dining in their hall at Chelsea Hospital : tradition holds that the original inspiration for the Hospital came from Nell Gwynne

Background imageNell Collection: Nell Gwyn, English actress, mistress of Charles II

Nell Gwyn, English actress, mistress of Charles II
Eleanor " Nell" Gwyn (or Gwynn or Gwynne), English actress, mistress of King Charles II




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"Nell: A Tale of History, Fame, and Enduring Legacy" Step into the captivating world of Nell, a name intertwined with remarkable stories throughout history. From Withington Hospital in Manchester to the enchanting streets of London, Nell's presence has left an indelible mark. Eleanor "Nell" Gwynn, a prominent figure in 1650s England, captured hearts as an actress and mistress to King Charles II. Her vivacious spirit and charm were immortalized by artists like Peter Blake on the front cover of London Life in 1965. Accompanied by writer Nell Dunn's evocative words, their collaboration celebrated her enduring allure. But it wasn't just fame that defined Nell; it was also her connection to places she called home. The Old Curiosity Shop stands as a testament to her fictional counterpart's journey alongside her beloved grandfather within its walls. In this quaint setting or even within the schoolroom nearby, one can almost hear echoes of their laughter and whispered conversations. St Martins Church witnessed moments both joyous and somber for Nell - from celebrations marking milestones in her career to bidding farewell to loved ones who have passed on. It remains a poignant reminder of life's ever-changing nature. Advertisements for Nell Gwynn candles or performances further highlight how she continues to captivate audiences even centuries later. These tributes pay homage not only to her historical significance but also serve as reminders that legends endure through time. And then there is Nell Gwynn's House itself – a place where history comes alive with every step taken inside its hallowed halls. This abode serves as a tangible link between past and present generations who seek solace in uncovering secrets hidden within its walls. Nell may be more than just a name; she represents resilience against societal norms while leaving behind an unforgettable legacy that transcends time itself.