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Drawings: G1249

Title

Sarah Siddons

Subject

Artist

Scott, Edmund [ Print made by ]

Dimensions

height (mount): 24.1cm
width (mount): 21.6cm
height: 9.5cm
width: 8cm

Other materials

Watercolour drawing

Inscription/signature

Handwritten on reverse: "Edmund Scott (1746-1810) / W3478" On back of mount, written in unknown hand: " 'Mrs Siddons, from the life' / according to Ms index to / album of similar heads by / Scott from which this came. / Coll: Michael Harvard 1962"

Provenance

Gifted to the Garrick Club by Nicholas Barker, June 2023.

Other number

E0153

Watercolour portrait of Sarah Siddons by Edmund Scott, c.1800. The drawing appears to be unfinished as there is an uncoloured pencil sketch of what looks like a bonnet above her head. Was in the collection of Michael Harvard in 1962.
 
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