Sarah Siddons (1755-1831). English actress. Mrs Siddons with the Emblems of Tragedy. Painting by SIr William Beechey (1753-1839). Siddons, holding a tragic mask and a dagger, is shown with a monument to Shakespeare. Oil on canvas (245,6 x 153,7 cm), 1793. National Portrait Gallery. London, England, United Kingdom.

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