Sarah Siddons as Mrs. Haller
Print
ca.1798 (etched)
ca.1798 (etched)
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Sarah Siddons (1755-1831) played Mrs. Haller in The Stranger by August von Kotzebue (1761-1819), with her brother John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) in the title role at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1798. The original painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) after which this etching was drawn, is in the collection of the Tate Gallery (N000785), bequeathed in 1868 by Mrs. Siddons' youngest daughter, Cecilia Combe. An engraving by James Thomson after the painting was published by Simpkin & Marshall in 1820, and another by Charles Turner was published by Henry Colburn in 1826.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Sarah Siddons as Mrs. Haller (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | etching, ink on paper |
| Brief description | Proof of an etching of Sarah Siddons as Mrs Haller in The Stranger by August von Kotzebue, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1798. After a painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence, engraver unknown |
| Physical description | Etched portrait of Sarah Siddons. |
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| Production type | Proof |
| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard. |
| Production | Attribution note: before lettering |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Sarah Siddons (1755-1831) played Mrs. Haller in The Stranger by August von Kotzebue (1761-1819), with her brother John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) in the title role at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1798. The original painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) after which this etching was drawn, is in the collection of the Tate Gallery (N000785), bequeathed in 1868 by Mrs. Siddons' youngest daughter, Cecilia Combe. An engraving by James Thomson after the painting was published by Simpkin & Marshall in 1820, and another by Charles Turner was published by Henry Colburn in 1826. |
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| Other number | F.136-32 - H Beard collection numbering |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.3033-2009 |
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| Record created | November 10, 2009 |
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