Mrs Sarah Siddons (née Kemble) (1755-1831) as 'The Tragic Muse' (after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA)
Francis Haward ARA (London 1759 – Lambeth 1797)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1787
Materials
Paper
Measurements
62 cm (H)85 cm (W)79 cm (H)62 cm (W)
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Chastleton House, Oxfordshire
NT 1429854
Summary
Print, mezzotint, Mrs Sarah Siddons (née Kemble) (1755-1831) as 'The Tragic Muse' (after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA) by Francis Haward ARA (London 1759 – Lambeth 1797). Full-length portrait, facing the viewer, enthroned, figures behind each shoulder. Inscription. In white paint WA 1219; paper label 'William James Spiller and Son/ Threatrical' See Description; 'Carvers and Gilders' early 20thc; paper label 'Works of Art Hire Co. / 37 Beak Street, Regent Street... No. 1219'
Makers and roles
Francis Haward ARA (London 1759 – Lambeth 1797), engraver (printmaker) after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792), artist