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Photographs: PH1814
Title
Mrs Siddons memorial
Subject
Artist
Chavalliaud, Léon-Joseph
Date
1897
Dimensions
height: 8.9cm
width: 14cm
width: 14cm
Inscription/signature
Printed recto: "MRS. SIDDON'S MEMORIAL, PADDINGTON GREEN. / SOLD BY W. ISACKE, 211, EDGWARE RD., LONDON, W. / 6013"
Provenance
Presented by Mr Michael Gaunt, April 2024.
Other number
E0163
Photographic postcard depicting the Mrs. Siddons Memorial at Paddington Green. It is a white marble statue sculpted by Léon-Joseph Chavalliaud and unveiled in 1897.
The reverse has a message addressed to Miss R Batchelor, Spital Farm, Buckinghamshire. It is postmarked 1915.
The sculpture is based on the Sir Joshua Reynolds' painting 'Mrs Siddons as the Tragic Muse', showing her seated in classical costume with a dagger and mask. This is also the first outdoor statue in London of a non-royal woman, erected through public subscription.
The reverse has a message addressed to Miss R Batchelor, Spital Farm, Buckinghamshire. It is postmarked 1915.
The sculpture is based on the Sir Joshua Reynolds' painting 'Mrs Siddons as the Tragic Muse', showing her seated in classical costume with a dagger and mask. This is also the first outdoor statue in London of a non-royal woman, erected through public subscription.
