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A Passion for Performance: Sarah Siddons and Her Portraitists

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A Passion for Performance: Sarah Siddons and Her Portraitists - Asleson, Robyn (Editor), and Bennett, Shelley (Editor), and Leonard, Mark (Editor)
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A Passion for Performance features three lively essays--by Robyn Asleson, Shelley Bennett, Mark Leonard, and Shearer West--that explore the life and career of the English actress Sarah Siddons (1755-1831), who was renowned for her majestic beauty and impassioned performances. This lavish volume also illuminates her relationships with a number of artists who portrayed her, bringing together fifty-six portraits of Siddons including works by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, George Romney, Thomas Lawrence, and Gilbert ...

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A Passion for Performance: Sarah Siddons and Her Portraitists 1999, Oxford University Press, USA, Los Angeles, CA

ISBN-13: 9780892365562

Hardcover