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Walter Scott Image Collection
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0030480
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Shelfmark:
Corson P.7171
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Corson P.7171
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Title:
Mrs. Siddons: After the Picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds
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Mrs. Siddons: After the Picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds
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Engraved portrait of Sarah Siddons by W. Holl after J. Reynolds
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Engraved portrait of Sarah Siddons by W. Holl after J. Reynolds
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Creator:
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir (b.1723, d.1792)
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir (b.1723, d.1792)
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Artist
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Holl, William II
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Holl, William II
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Date:
1853
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1853
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Description:
Engraved portrait of Welsh actress Sarah Siddons (1755-1831) as the Tragic Muse. Sarah Siddons (née Kemble) was considered the finest tragedian and interpreter of Shakespeare of her age. Offstage, Scott found her 'a vain foolish woman spoild [sic] (and no wonder) by unbounded adulation to a degree that deserved praise tasted faint on her palate'. He doubted, however, that he would ever see another actress who came 'within a hundred degrees of what she was in her zenith' (letter to Joanna Baillie, 17 April 1819). He appealed to Mrs Siddons for support of the new patent for the Edinburgh Theatre that would put its management under the control of the Duke of Buccleuch, Walter Scott himself and Henry Mackenzie, among others. Her son Henry Siddons was subsequently appointed manager. The original portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds was painted in 1784. The engraving by William Holl the Younger was first published in Knight's Portrait Gallery (1835).
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Engraved portrait of Welsh actress Sarah Siddons (1755-1831) as the Tragic Muse. Sarah Siddons (née Kemble) was considered the finest tragedian and interpreter of Shakespeare of her age. Offstage, Scott found her 'a vain foolish woman spoild [sic] (and no wonder) by unbounded adulation to a degree that deserved praise tasted faint on her palate'. He doubted, however, that he would ever see another actress who came 'within a hundred degrees of what she was in her zenith' (letter to Joanna Baillie, 17 April 1819). He appealed to Mrs Siddons for support of the new patent for the Edinburgh Theatre that would put its management under the control of the Duke of Buccleuch, Walter Scott himself and Henry Mackenzie, among others. Her son Henry Siddons was subsequently appointed manager. The original portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds was painted in 1784. The engraving by William Holl the Younger was first published in Knight's Portrait Gallery (1835).
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Engraving
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Engraving
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Measurement:
18.1 x 26.6cm (7 1/8 x 10 1/2")
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18.1 x 26.6cm (7 1/8 x 10 1/2")
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Paper
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Engraving
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Location:
TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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Repository:
Corson Collection
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Corson Collection
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Source:
The Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Poets, vol. III. London: Wm. S. Orr & Co., 1853
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The Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Poets, vol. III. London: Wm. S. Orr & Co., 1853
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Subject Person:
Scott, Walter, Sir
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Subject Person:
Siddons, Sarah
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Siddons, Sarah
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Friends and associates
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Portraits
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[Portraits]
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Repro Capture Date:
20/04/2012 12:26:00
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Repro Rights Statement:
© The University of Edinburgh
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© The University of Edinburgh
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