‘Mary Robinson as Perdita’, by John Hoppner (1782)
Mary Robinson, so famous as Perdita in The Winter’s Tale that she was frequently called Perdita Robinson (her brief affair with the Prince of Wales – later George IV – made her a constant in the newspapers), was a minor poet
The First Actresses: Nell Gwynne to Sarah Siddons, National Portrait Gallery
Her poetry is pretty good! She wrote narrative poetry on colonialism, race, and gender issues. More people should read...