Sarah Martha Siddons, known as Sally
Print
ca.1830
ca.1830
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Sarah Martha Siddons (1775-1803), known as Sally, was the first daughter and second child of the actor Sarah Siddons (née Kemble) (1755-1831) and her husband William Siddons (1744-1808). The print is by Frederick Christian Lewis (1779-1856) after an original crayon drawing by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830).
Lawrence had moved to London from Bath in 1787 to study at the Royal Academy Schools. He had met Sarah Siddons a decade earlier in Bath and became a visitor to her house where he sketched portraits of her children, and by late 1795 or early 1796, was in a romantic relationship with Sally. He soon transferred his affections to her younger sister Maria (1779-1798), to whom he was engaged, but broke off the engagement before Maria's death from tuberculosis in October 1798, and declared his love again for Sally, who also died from tuberculosis in 1803.
Lawrence had moved to London from Bath in 1787 to study at the Royal Academy Schools. He had met Sarah Siddons a decade earlier in Bath and became a visitor to her house where he sketched portraits of her children, and by late 1795 or early 1796, was in a romantic relationship with Sally. He soon transferred his affections to her younger sister Maria (1779-1798), to whom he was engaged, but broke off the engagement before Maria's death from tuberculosis in October 1798, and declared his love again for Sally, who also died from tuberculosis in 1803.
Object details
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| Title | Sarah Martha Siddons, known as Sally (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and watercolour |
| Brief description | Portrait of Miss Sarah Martha Siddons, known as Sally (1775-1803). Lithograph by Frederick Christian Lewis (1779-1856) after the original drawing by Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830). Harry Beard Collection |
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| Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996 |
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| Summary | Sarah Martha Siddons (1775-1803), known as Sally, was the first daughter and second child of the actor Sarah Siddons (née Kemble) (1755-1831) and her husband William Siddons (1744-1808). The print is by Frederick Christian Lewis (1779-1856) after an original crayon drawing by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830). Lawrence had moved to London from Bath in 1787 to study at the Royal Academy Schools. He had met Sarah Siddons a decade earlier in Bath and became a visitor to her house where he sketched portraits of her children, and by late 1795 or early 1796, was in a romantic relationship with Sally. He soon transferred his affections to her younger sister Maria (1779-1798), to whom he was engaged, but broke off the engagement before Maria's death from tuberculosis in October 1798, and declared his love again for Sally, who also died from tuberculosis in 1803. |
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| Accession number | S.140-1997 |
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| Record created | October 20, 2009 |
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