Sketches from the King's Theatre
Print
1835 (printed)
1835 (printed)
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This print depicts the three Sheridan sisters, Helen Blackwood (left), Caroline Norton (centre), and Georgiana Seymour (right), who were daughters of Thomas Sheridan (1775-1817) and granddaughters of playwright and theatre manager Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816). In Regency society they were known as 'the Three Graces' due to their beauty, intelligence and wit.
Object details
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| Title | Sketches from the King's Theatre (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed paper |
| Brief description | Print of 'The Weird Sisters', No. 1 of Sketches from the King's Theatre, 1835 |
| Physical description | Black and white print, mounted on card, titled 'The Weird Sisters', No. 1 in the series Sketches from the King's Theatre. The print depicts three women in a theatre box in Regency dress, two in profile and one in 3/4 profile holding an eye-glass to her face. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Printed: 'THE WEIRD SISTERS
NO. 1
SKETCHES FROM THE KING'S THEATRE
London: Published by Thos McLean, 26 Haymarket, June 1 1835.
Printed by Lefevre & Koller'
Annotated:
'Honble Ms Blackwood
Honble Mrs Norton
Lady St Maur Duchess of Somerset' |
| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This print depicts the three Sheridan sisters, Helen Blackwood (left), Caroline Norton (centre), and Georgiana Seymour (right), who were daughters of Thomas Sheridan (1775-1817) and granddaughters of playwright and theatre manager Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816). In Regency society they were known as 'the Three Graces' due to their beauty, intelligence and wit. |
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| Accession number | S.136-2017 |
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| Record created | January 31, 2017 |
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