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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  
Type
Engravings
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
These images are made available for educational use only and may not be used for any non-educational or commercial purpose. Approved educational uses include faculty research, teaching, and student projects. If interested in obtaining higher resolution images for your research or a publication, please contact dcc@library.illinois.edu. Fees may apply.
Physical Collection
University of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection
ID Number
S568s-43
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book & Manuscript Library
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  
TypeEngravings
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?"
RightsThese images are made available for educational use only and may not be used for any non-educational or commercial purpose. Approved educational uses include faculty research, teaching, and student projects. If interested in obtaining higher resolution images for your research or a publication, please contact dcc@library.illinois.edu. Fees may apply.
Physical CollectionUniversity of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection
ID NumberS568s-43
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Collection TitlePortraits of Actors, 1720-1920
CollectionPortraits of Actors

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