Mary Robinson as Perdita Wooden Jigsaw
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Mary Robinson as Perdita
Wooden Jigsaw by Wentworth Wooden Puzzles
This Jigsaw is of Mary Robinson (1757-1800) as 'Perdita' from Shakespeares 'The Winters Tale'
by John Hoppner (1758-1810).
Robinson was a woman of fashion who loved to be – and was – a renowned beauty and socialite (her portrait was painted by Thomas Gainsborough, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and George Romney, in addition to the one by John Hoppner which this jigsaw is based), Robinson frequented the right London hot spots and was acquainted with the who's of late eighteenth-century society: Lord Lyttleton, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, and David Garrick, to name a few. It was Garrick who eventually helped her launch her acting career and she took to the stage, playing Juliet, at Drury Lane Theatre in December 1776.
In late 1779, the seventeen-year-old Prince of Wales saw Robinson's performance in The Winter's Tale and, as the story goes, was enraptured by her beauty. His reputation for sexual promiscuity had not yet blossomed and Robinson fell for his declarations of love that he made in effusive letters (one included a miniature portrait of himself). She agreed to become his mistress in return for a promised £20,000. Quickly bored with her and moving on to his next prey, the prince abandoned Robinson a year into the affair without paying the money.
This Jigsaw puzzle features the unique Wentworth 'whimsy' pieces which are often shaped to reflect the image theme. Wentworth Puzzles often feature no two pieces the same, no corner shapes and straight edges in middle pieces, for an irresistible challenge that will tantalize and tease you for hours!
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