Miss Kemble in a White Dress.

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• ARTIST: Sir Joshua Reynolds

• MEDIUM: Mezzotint,

  DATE: 1784

• EDITION SIZE: Paper size 18 x 13 1/4" ( 46 x 33.5 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: Miss Frances “Fanny” Kemble (1759–1822) was a distinguished English actress and a member of the renowned Kemble theatrical family. She was the sister of the famous tragedian John Philip Kemble and the celebrated actress Sarah Siddons. Though less prominent than her siblings on stage, she was admired in fashionable and artistic circles for her poise, beauty, and dramatic lineage. Her likeness was captured by Sir Joshua Reynolds, who frequently painted members of the theatrical world, and this particular portrait was later engraved in mezzotint by John Jones in 1784, reflecting her elegance and the high regard in which she was held in late 18th-century society.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 15 x 20 inch archival mylar for handling.

• CONDITION: Image in good condition; the margins have toned with age. A repair has been made along the back where the plate line was separating from the margins—it has been stabilized and is now unnoticeable from the front.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Portraits , Women