Mary Ann Paton (Mrs Wood)
(1802-1864), SingerEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 21 portraits
Singer; first appeared in public aged eight; joined the Haymarket Company and played numerous operatic roles to great acclaim; acknowledged as the leading soprano of the day.
Mary Ann Paton (Mrs Wood) as Reiza in Weber's 'Oberon'
by Richard James Lane, after Frederick Meyer
lithograph, 1826 or after
NPG D8525
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