[Mary Fitton, Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth I]

Creator:

Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, William, Earl (1580-1630) (author)

Date:

1900s

Description:

Portraits

Identifier:

(FURNESSTHEATER)furness_pfi700_1_s

Subject:

Theater Biography; Fitton, Mary, 1578?-1641; Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603

Resource Type:

Image

Form/Genre:

black-and-white photographs

Physical Description:

10.5 x 6.5 cm.

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Notes about Mary Fitton: Believed by various scholars to be the "dark lady" of Shakespeare's sonnets, a claim which has also been vigorously disputed; served as Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth.; Notes about William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke: reputed to have had as his mistress Mary Fitton, possibly the "dark lady" of Shakespeare's sonnets.; Bullock Bros. Macclesfield.; Verso: (inscription in black ink) Mary Fitton the Dark Woman of Shakspere's Sonnets & Pembroke's Mistress.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania: Furness, P/Fi700.1 S, Small Box

Collection:

Furness Theatrical Image Collection (University of Pennsylvania)