| Short name |
Mary Robinson |
| VIAF |
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| First name |
Mary |
| Maiden name |
|
| Married name |
|
| Alternative name |
Mary Darby
,
Anne Frances Randall
,
Perdita
|
| Date of birth |
1758? |
| Date of death |
1800 |
| Flourishing |
- |
| Sex |
Female |
| Place of birth |
- |
| Place of death |
- |
| Lived in |
England
|
| Place of residence notes |
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| Related to |
Georgiana Cavendish
|
| Bibliography |
Cf.
- Meyer Spacks, rev art Ty, Empowering the Feminine (ECF 12 (1999) 111-113)
- Marie Mulvey Roberts, Tamae Mizuta (eds.), The Radicals. Revolutionary women. London, 1994 (KB) |
| Provisional Notes |
NOT MENTIONED IN:
- Buck, Guide to women's literature, 1992.
Born in Bristol, died in Surrey.
Year of birth could be 1757.
Mistress to the Prince of Wales; famous beauty painted by Romney, Gainsborough and Reynolds (Meyer Spacks).
- It has been suggested that a possible miscarriage while in France and mis-management by a female midwife caused a streptococcal infection which led to a severe rheumatic fever and left Robinson disabled for the rest of her life. It was at this point that Robinson gave up her career in acting and turned more to literary pursuits. (FScottJuly12.) |