Nathan Field Frame:white 16/19 March 1993

16/19 March 1993

The date is illegible

The inscribed date may refer to the date of his death and not neccessarily the picture

A crude derivation

the religious and loving wife of Edward Alleyn Esqr

Nathan Field Frame:white 16/19 March 1993Nathan Field (1587 1619 20): one of the most celebrated actors of his generation; appeared as a member of the Queen's Revels and became the principal actor of Lady Elizabeth's Men; transferred to the King's Men, 1616, in which he was a leading player of young lovers; he was also a playwright. The sitter is identified in Cartwright's inventory. If this is correct, his age would suggest a date of c. 1610. The hairstyle and dress, however, appear some