Mrs. Davenport as Dame Ashfield in Morton's 'Speed the Plough'
Watercolour
1802 (Painted)
1802 (Painted)
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Speed the Plough (1800), a five-act sentimental comedy, was Morton's greatest success. De Wilde made a speciality of theatrical portraits. Unlike Hamilton's depiction of Mrs Siddons [cat.no.168], which is less a portrait than an evocation of Tragedy, De Wilde's picture is an unflinching study of a character actress which makes no attempt to flatter its subject.
Object details
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| Title | Mrs. Davenport as Dame Ashfield in Morton's 'Speed the Plough' |
| Materials and techniques | watercolour |
| Brief description | Samuel DE WILDE, painting of Mrs Davenport as Dame Ashfield in Morton's 'Speed the Plough'(1800), British, 1802 |
| Physical description | Speed the Plough (1800), a five-act sentimental comedy, was Morton's greatest success. De Wilde made a speciality of theatrical portraits. Unlike Hamilton's depiction of Mrs Siddons [cat.no.168], which is less a portrait than an evocation of Tragedy, De Wilde's picture is an unflinching study of a character actress which makes no attempt to flatter its subject. |
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| Accession number | DYCE.34 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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