Sir Joshua Reynolds · 1784
Mrs Siddons as the Tragic Muse
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Reynolds's actress Sarah Siddons enthroned in dark robes as the personification of tragic drama, two allegorical figures looming behind her. Huntington Library.
Up to 9 × 14 in · portrait
Size
Larger sizes are unavailable for this painting because the source scan's resolution wouldn't print at gallery quality.
Format & finish
Archival cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Ready to hang as-is. No external frame.
Scale next to a 5'10" person
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The story of Mrs Siddons as the Tragic Muse
Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse, or Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse, is a 1783–1784 painting by English painter Sir Joshua Reynolds. The 1784 version is in the Huntington Library art museum, while a 1789 reproduction from Reynolds's studio is in the Dulwich Picture Gallery.
Adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Sir Joshua Reynolds was an English painter who specialised in portraits. The art critic John Russell called him one of the major European painters of the 18th century, while Lucy Peltz says he was "the leading portrait artist of the 18th-century and arguably one of the greatest artists in the history of art." He promoted the "Grand Style" in painting, which depended on idealisation of the imperfect. He was a founder and first president of the Royal Academy of Arts and was knighted by George III in 1769. He has been referred to as the 'master who revolutionised British Art.'
All Sir Joshua Reynolds prints →Biography adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
