Portrait of Sarah Siddons

Etcher Mary Turner British
after George Henry Harlow British
Sitter Sarah Siddons British, Welsh
1830–50
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of Sarah Siddons
  • Etcher: Mary Turner (British, 1774–1850)
  • Artist: after George Henry Harlow (British, London 1787–1819 London)
  • Sitter: Sarah Siddons (British, Brecon, Wales 1755–1831 London)
  • Date: 1830–50
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (clipped and inlaid): 8 7/8 × 7 3/16 in. (22.5 × 18.3 cm)
    Mounting sheet: 9 7/8 × 7 15/16 in. (25.1 × 20.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.756-1283
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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