3789180 Nell Gwynn and the French Ambassador by Hartrick, Archibald Standish (1864-1950) (after); (add.info.: Nell Gwynn and the French Ambassador, Honor矇 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 ? 14 November 1687. Nell Gwyn: The Story of Her Life by Lewis Melville. With illustration in colour and black and white by Kitty Shannon. London, Hutchinson & Co. Second Edition. P. 44); Lebrecht History.