A passion for performance : Sarah Siddons and her portraitists

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A passion for performance : Sarah Siddons and her portraitists

Robyn Asleson, editor ; Shelley Bennett, Mark Leonard, Shearer West

J. Paul Getty Museum, c1999

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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ISBN 9780892365562

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An exploration of the life and career of Sarah Siddons (1755-1831), the famed English actress who revolutionized 18th-century English theatre while creating a public persona to promote herself. The volume brings together 55 portraits of Siddons, including works by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, George Romney and Gilbert Stuart.
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: pbk ISBN 9780892365579

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The book explores the life and career of Sarah Siddons (1755-1831), the famed English actress who revolutionised eighteenth-century English theatre while creating a public persona to promote herself. A lavish volume, the book brings together fifty-five portraits of Siddons including works by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, George Romney and Gilbert Stuart.

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