8 OF 38

Sarah Siddons (née Kemble) as Melpomene

8 of 38 portraits of Sarah Siddons (née Kemble)

by James Gillray, published by James Ridgway
etching and aquatint, published 6 December 1784
13 1/4 in. x 10 3/8 in. (335 mm x 265 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1916
Reference Collection
NPG D19729

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Sarah Siddons (née Kemble) (1755-1831), Actress. Sitter associated with 38 portraits, Artist associated with 1 portrait.

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James Gillray (1756-1815), Caricaturist. Artist associated with 881 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
James Ridgway (active 1784-1811). Artist associated with 6 portraits.