Mary Frances Scott-Siddons
(1844-1896), ActressSitter in 28 portraits
Scott-Siddons was an actress and theatre reader whose great-grandmother was the 18th-century actress Sarah Siddons. She was born in India where her father was a British East India Company soldier. Scott-Siddons made her professional debut in Nottingham in 1866, playing Portia in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. She drew huge audiences in London but toured with less success in America, Australia and New Zealand. This prompted her to return to London where she briefly took up the management of the Haymarket Theatre.
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons as Juliet in 'Romeo & Juliet'
by William Neilson
albumen carte-de-visite, 1866
NPG x129622
by Owen Angel
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1867
NPG x22579
by Owen Angel
albumen print on paper mount, circa 1867
NPG x132824
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870
NPG Ax17872
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870
NPG Ax18191
by Gurney & Son
albumen cabinet card, 1870-1874
NPG x196951
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons as Princess Elizabeth in 'Twixt Axe and Crown'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, circa 1870
NPG x196952
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons as Princess Elizabeth in 'Twixt Axe and Crown'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen print, circa 1870
NPG x196953
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons as Princess Elizabeth in 'Twixt Axe and Crown'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, circa 1870
NPG x196954
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons as Princess Elizabeth in 'Twixt Axe and Crown'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, circa 1870
NPG x196955
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons as Princess Elizabeth in 'Twixt Axe and Crown'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, circa 1870
NPG x196956
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons as Princess Elizabeth in 'Twixt Axe and Crown'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, circa 1870
NPG x196957
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons as Princess Elizabeth in 'Twixt Axe and Crown'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, circa 1870
NPG x196958
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, circa 1870
NPG x196959
by Bradley & Rulofson
albumen cabinet card, 1870s
NPG x196962
by Elite
albumen cabinet card, 1870s
NPG x196963
by José Maria Mora
albumen cabinet card, 1870s
NPG x196965
by Unknown photographer
albumen print, 1870s
NPG x196966
by Unknown photographer
albumen print, 1870s
NPG x196967
by Unknown photographer
albumen print, 1870s
NPG x196968
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen print, circa 1870
NPG x196969
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons as Queen Elizabeth
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, circa 1871
NPG x196960
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons as Queen Elizabeth
by George Gardner Rockwood
albumen cabinet card, circa 1871
NPG x196961
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, 1871
NPG x196964
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons in 'Ordeal by Touch'
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1872
NPG Ax18192
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons in 'Ordeal by Touch'
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1872
NPG x22578
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1874
NPG Ax28473
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