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Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse

Francis Haward (English, 1759–1797)
After: Sir Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723–1792)
English
1787

Medium/Technique Engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 71.2 × 52 cm (28 1/16 × 20 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Gift of the Children of C. C. Perkins
Accession NumberM6566
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

InscriptionsLower left, in letterpress: Sir Joshua Reynolds,pinxt:
Lower right, in letterpress: Fran :Haward, A:R:sculpt:
Lower center, in letterpress: To the King's most excellent Majesty, / This Plate of Mrs: Siddons in the Character of the Tragic Muse, is with / His Gracious Permission humbly Dedicated by His Majesty's most dutiful Subject & Servant, / Francis Haward. / London published June 4th 1787 by Fran: Haward, No: 29, Marsh Street, Lambeth, near the Turnpike.
Provenance1889, gift of Edward Clifford Perkins (b. 1858 - d. 1902), Windsor, VT, and Charles Bruen Perkins (b. 1860 - d. 1929), Boston, to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: April 9, 1889)

NOTE:
Edward and Charles Perkins were the children of Charles Callahan Perkins (b. 1823 - d. 1886), Boston.