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Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse

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Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse, also called Mrs Siddons as the Tragic Muse, is a painting of 1783 to 1784 by the English painter Sir Joshua Reynolds. The 1784 version is held by the Huntington Library art museum, while a reproduction made in Reynolds's own studio in 1789 is held by the Dulwich Picture Gallery.

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Year Created
1783 1
Source states the painting was made 1783 to 1784, a range rather than a single year.
Medium
Oil on canvas 1
Location
Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California 1
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Painting 1
Medium
Medium (category)
Oil on Canvas 1
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1. Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse - Wikipedia
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    Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse, or Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse, is a 1783-1784 painting by English painter Sir Joshua Reynolds.
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    oil on canvas
  • Infobox, Location field
    Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California
  • Genre reference
    Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse, also called Mrs Siddons as the Tragic Muse, is a painting of 1783 to 1784 by the English painter Sir Joshua Reynolds.
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