Harriet Siddons

18th or early 19th century

William Beechey English, 1753-1839

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About the Artwork

Title Harriet Siddons

Artwork Date 18th or early 19th century

Artist William Beechey

Life Dates 1753-1839

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. English

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. ----------

Medium Oil on canvas

Dimensions Unframed: 30 1/4 × 25 1/8 inches (76.8 × 63.8 cm) Framed: 37 1/8 × 32 × 2 3/4 inches (94.3 × 81.3 × 7 cm)

Classification Paintings

Department European Painting

Credit Gift of the Estate of Alfred J. Fisher

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. F67.8

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Provenance

London, (dealer) Knoedler;
New York, (dealer) Howard Young, 1928 (no. 2115);
(?)Paris, Petit Palais, 22 April, 1929, no. 14, collection of Marquise de P...);
(?) Berlin, (dealer?) Wertheim, 30 April, 1930, collection B. Svenonius, Stockholm;
Detroit, Collection Alfred J. Fisher Estate by whom given to The Detroit Institute of Arts
in 1967.

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Published References

Highfill, P. H. Jr., K. Burnim and E. Langhans. A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers & Other Stage Personnel in London 1660-1800. Carbondale, Illinois, 1991, vol. 13, pp. 392 (repr.), 395, no. 3 [under Harriet Siddons]; vol. 14, p. 43, no. 68 [under Sarah Siddons].

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Credit Line for Reproduction

William Beechey, Harriet Siddons, 18th or early 19th century, oil on canvas. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Estate of Alfred J. Fisher, F67.8.