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Dorothy Jordan. (1761-1816), Actress; mistress of William IV. Dorothy Jordan (Mrs Jordan) (Dorothea Phillips) Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter associated with 32 portraits. The Irish Mrs Jordan made her theatrical debut in England and was quickly hailed as London's leading comic actress. In 1790 she became mistress to the Duke of ...
10 apr 2024 · Dorothea Jordan was the main breadwinner for much of their time together and yet after 20 years, she parted from him only for him to begin a path towards kingship. It’s hard not to feel a pang ...
Dorothea Jordan, née Bland (21 November 1761 – 5 July 1816), was an Anglo-Irish actress, as well as a courtesan. She was the long-time mistress of Prince William, Duke of Clarence, later William IV, and the mother of ten illegitimate children by him, all of whom took the surname FitzClarence. She was known professionally as Dorothea Francis and Dorothea Jordan, was informally Dora Jordan ...
Born Dorothea Bland, she assumed the name of Mrs. Jordan when she became an actress. (There was no Mr. Jordan; she never married. It was a convention of actresses of the day to take on a married name as it was deemed more respectable.) A star at Drury Lane for almost 30 years, she was a great comedienne who was renowned for playing “breeches” roles, i.e. young men, or girls disguised as ...
DOROTHEA JORDAN (1762-1816), Irish actress, was born near Waterford, Ireland, in 1762. Her mother, Grace Phillips, at one time known as Mrs Frances, was a Dublin actress. Her father, whose name was Bland, was according to one account an army captain, but more probably a stage hand.
21 mar 2023 · Guest post by Elf Ahearn During the Georgian era, the United Kingdom’s most famous and notorious actress was Mrs. Dorothea Jordan (Dora), whose curly brown hair, tiny waist, perfect legs, and brilliant comic timing made her the Jennifer Aniston of her day. Dora, born Nov. 22, 1761, was the granddaughter of a Welsh clergyman named…
3 ago 2012 · John Hoppner, Mrs. Jordan as "Viola," c. 1785–92, oil on canvas, Kenwood House, English Heritage; Iveagh Bequest, 1927 (88028789) view image During the run of the exhibition Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: The Treasures of Kenwood House, London , we will fill you in on the lives of the characters that add to the colorful history of the Kenwood estate.
