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Attributed to James Gillray British
Publisher James Ridgeway British
Subject Sarah Siddons British, Welsh
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Title: Melpomene
Artist:
Attributed to James Gillray (British, London 1756–1815 London)
Publisher:
James Ridgeway (British, active 1784–1845)
Subject:
Sarah Siddons (British, Brecon, Wales 1755–1831 London)
Date: December 6, 1784
Medium: Etching and aquatint; open letter state
Dimensions:
plate: 14 x 9 7/8 in. (35.6 x 25.1 cm)
sheet: 16 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (42.2 x 29.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number: 17.3.888-317
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