A Passion for Performance features three lively essays--by Robyn Asleson, Shelley Bennett, Mark Leonard, and Shearer West--that explore the life and career of the English actress Sarah Siddons (1755-1831), who was renowned for her majestic beauty and impassioned performances. This lavish volume also illuminates her relationships with a number of artists who portrayed her, bringing together fifty-six portraits of Siddons including works by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, George Romney, Thomas Lawrence, and Gilbert Stuart, along with a chronology of the actress' life.
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Hardback. Zustand: Good. An exploration of the life and career of Sarah Siddons (1755-1831), the famed English actress who revolutionized 18th-century English theatre while creating a public persona to promote herself. The volume brings together 55 portraits of Siddons, including works by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, George Romney and Gilbert Stuart. Artikel-Nr. 00103723124
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition. Fine, As New condition, crisp, clean, unmarked. The book, inspired by a 1999 exhibition at the Getty, presents the portraits of the renowned tragic actress who dominated British theater in the late Georgian era. Plates are in color and black and white. Decorative endpapers. 4to. 142 pp. including notes and index. Artikel-Nr. 96468
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. This work explores the life and career of Sarah Siddons, the famed English actress who revolutionized 18th-century English theatre. The book includes 55 portraits of Siddons by artists such as Thomas Gainsborough and George Romney. Artikel-Nr. 448836
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