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Sarah Siddons as Euphrasia in The Grecian Daughter by Arthur Murphy

Painting
1782 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

An oil portrait of the actress Sarah Kemble Siddons in the role of Euphrasia in The Grecian Daughter.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSarah Siddons as Euphrasia in <i>The Grecian Daughter</i> by Arthur Murphy
Materials and techniques
oil on panel
Brief description
Oil on panel, 'Sarah Siddons as Euphrasia in 'The Grecian Daughter' by Arthur Murphy', John Keyse Sherwin, 1782
Physical description
An oil portrait of the actress Sarah Kemble Siddons in the role of Euphrasia in The Grecian Daughter.
Dimensions
  • Estimate height: 26.7cm
  • Estimate width: 22.3cm
Dimensions taken from Summary catalogue of British Paintings, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1973
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce, 1869
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Ashton, Geoffrey. Catalogue of Paintings at the Theatre Museum, London. ed. James Fowler, London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992. 224p. ill. ISBN 1851771026
Collection
Accession number
DYCE.77

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Record createdOctober 27, 2003
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