Emily Warren (courtesan)

Emily Warren
Joshua Reynolds, Thaïs, 1781. Oil on canvas. Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire.[1]
Nationality British
Other names Emily Pott
Occupation Courtesan
George Romney, Young woman believed to be Emily Pott. Oil on canvas, 1781.

Emily Warren, also known as Emily Pott,[2] (died 1781)[3] or 1782[4] was a celebrated courtesan in 18th century London who was painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds, George Romney, Nathaniel Dance, and the Scottish miniaturist Charles Shirreff, although the images of Warren by Dance and Shirreff are lost or unidentified. Warren figured prominently in the memoirs of William Hickey.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Thaïs. Waddesdon Manor. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Emily Warren (Biographical details). British Museum. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Emily Warren ('Emily Pott') ('Thaïs'). National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "George Romney - Portrait of a Woman, Said to Be Emily Bertie Pott (died 1782)". The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Courting the Courtesans. Adrian Teale, Erotic Review, 24 September 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

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