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2. Picturing tragedy: Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse revisited.

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McPherson, Heather

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*18TH century portrait painting, *TRAGEDY (Drama)
Abstract

Reexamines the depiction of `Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse' in the painting of Joshua Reynolds. Recontextualization of the painting within the spheres of late-eighteenth-century visual and theatrical culture; Criticisms and praises on the painting; Changes done to the painting; Sources for the allegorical depiction of Siddons as Tragedy.

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2000
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