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Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Isabella and Henry Siddons as her child in a scene from "Isabella"
Play
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
Border 3 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.
Technique
Etching
Engraving
Creator
Grignion, C.
Dodd, D.
Publisher
S. Bladon
Description
Scene from the play with Isabella standing in a room with her son lying on floor, writing. With text: "Why must I think, when no thought gives me comfort."
Rights
No Copyright - United States
ID Number
S568s-39
Physical Collection
University of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection
Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Isabella and Henry Siddons as her child in a scene from "Isabella"
Play
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
Border 3 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.
Technique
Etching
Engraving
Creator
Grignion, C.
Dodd, D.
Publisher
S. Bladon
Description
Scene from the play with Isabella standing in a room with her son lying on floor, writing. With text: "Why must I think, when no thought gives me comfort."
Rights
No Copyright - United States
ID Number
S568s-39
Physical Collection
University of Illinois Theatrical Print Collection