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Portrait of a woman traditionally identified as Sarah Siddons, bust-length, in profile to the left
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Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A. (1769-1830)
Portrait of a woman traditionally identified as Sarah Siddons, bust-length, in profile to the left
signed, inscribed and dated 'To be kept dry and no[t]/hung in the Sun./Bath 19th Jany 1784/Lawrence.../Oct. 14-' (on the reverse) and with a further indistinct inscription (on the reverse)
pastel, oval
11¾ x 9¾ in. (29.8 x 24.7 cm.)
Portrait of a woman traditionally identified as Sarah Siddons, bust-length, in profile to the left
signed, inscribed and dated 'To be kept dry and no[t]/hung in the Sun./Bath 19
pastel, oval
11¾ x 9¾ in. (29.8 x 24.7 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 9 December 1955, lot 205, as 'Portrait of Mrs Siddons in white dress with powdered hair' (sold 34 gns to McLaran).
Martin McLaran; Christie's, London, 10 July 1990, lot 86.
Martin McLaran; Christie's, London, 10 July 1990, lot 86.
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