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Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Isabella and Henry Siddons as her child in a scene from "Isabella"

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Title
Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Isabella and Henry Siddons as her child in a scene from "Isabella"  
Date
1783  
Role
  • A child of Isabella's
  • Isabella
Subject
  • Women in the theater  
  • Theater  
  • Costume  
  • Child actors  
  • Actors  
  • Siddons, Henry, 1774-1815  
  • Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831  
Dimensions
3 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.
Technique
  • Etching  
  • Engraving  
Creator
  • Sharp, W.  
  • Stothard, T.  
Publisher
T & W Lowndes  
Description
Scene from the play with Isabella bending forward, holding her son by the hand. With text: "My bury'd husband rises in the face of my dear boy & chides me for my stay: Canst thou forgive me child?"  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
ID Number
S568s-43  
Physical Collection
University of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection  
Collection Title
Portraits of Actors, 1720-1920
Collection
Portraits of Actors
TitleSarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Isabella and Henry Siddons as her child in a scene from "Isabella"  
Date1783  
Role
  • A child of Isabella's
  • Isabella
Subject
  • Women in the theater  
  • Theater  
  • Costume  
  • Child actors  
  • Actors  
  • Siddons, Henry, 1774-1815  
  • Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831  
Dimensions3 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.
Technique
  • Etching  
  • Engraving  
Creator
  • Sharp, W.  
  • Stothard, T.  
PublisherT & W Lowndes  
DescriptionScene from the play with Isabella bending forward, holding her son by the hand. With text: "My bury'd husband rises in the face of my dear boy & chides me for my stay: Canst thou forgive me child?"  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
ID NumberS568s-43  
Physical CollectionUniversity of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection  
Collection TitlePortraits of Actors, 1720-1920
CollectionPortraits of Actors

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