Tag: Sarah Siddons

Mrs Siddons (1785)

Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Mrs Siddons 1785 Oil on canvas, 126 × 99.5 cm National Gallery, London Mrs Siddons (1755–1831) was the greatest tragic actress of her time, remaining at the top of her profession for 30 years. Gainsborough painted her in the…

Sarah Siddons

(1755–1831) née Sarah Kemble Sarah Siddons in Art: Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Mrs Siddons 1785 National Gallery, London     Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Infant Hercules Strangling Serpents 1786 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg   Born July 5 1755 Brecon (Wales) Died June 8 1831 London (England) Occupation…

Infant Hercules Strangling Serpents (1786)

Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Infant Hercules Strangling Serpents 1786 Oil on canvas, 303 x 297 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg In 1785 Joshua Reynolds, President of the Royal Academy of Arts in London, was commissioned by Catherine II of Russia to paint…

Joshua Reynolds

(1723–1792) Sir Joshua Reynolds, RA, FRS, FRSA The artist’s works: A Caricature Group c.1751 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Self-Portrait when Young 1753–1758 Tate Britain, London Frances, Countess of Dartmouth 1756 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Portrait of a Clergyman 1756–1760 Museo del Prado, Madrid David…

Thomas Gainsborough

(1727–1788) The artist’s works: Conversation in a Park c.1746–1748 Musée du Louvre, Paris Landscape in Suffolk c.1748 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Portrait of the Artist with his Wife and Daughter c.1748 National Gallery, London View in Suffolk c.1755 Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis A…