Dorothea Jordan as Hippolyta

Dorothea Jordan as Hippolyta is a 1791 portrait painting by the British artist John Hoppner.^[1] It depicts the Irish actress Dorothea Jordan in one of her better known roles as Hippolyta in the play She Would and She Would Not by Colley Cibber. She is shown in one of her famous breeches roles when Hippolyta assumes male disguise.

Dorothea Jordan as Hippolyta
Artist	John Hoppner
Year	1791
Type	Oil on canvas, portrait
Dimensions	74.9 cm × 62.2 cm (29.5 in × 24.5 in)
Location	National Portrait Gallery, London

Dorothea Jordan was one of the most celebrated comedy actresses of the London stage of the late Georgian and early Regency era. She is also known for her longstanding relationship with the future William IV who she had several children with. Today it in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London having been acquired through a 1979 bequest.^[2]

See also

• Dorothea Jordan as Rosalind, a 1787 painting by William Beechey featuring Jordan in one of her other famous roles