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Follower of Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A.
Portrait of Sarah Siddons (1755 - 1831), bust-length
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March 23, 03:57 PM GMT
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Follower of Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A.
Portrait of Sarah Siddons (1755 - 1831), bust-length
oil on canvas
canvas: 30 by 25 in.; 76.2 by 63.5 cm.
framed: 34 by 29 ½ in.; 86.4 by 29.5 cm.
The present lot derives from Lawrence's several bust-length portraits of Sarah Siddons, who was a tragic Shakespearean actress celebrated for her portrayal of Lady Macbeth. Lawrence was romantically involved with two of Siddons's daughters and apparently caused them both great distress, but Siddons remained close friends with Lawrence until her death.
1. See K. Garlick, Sir Thomas Lawrence: a complete catalogue of the oil paintings, New York 1989, p. 264, cat nos. 715a-e.