'The Linley Sisters, afterwards Mrs. Tickell and Mrs. Sheridan', c1772, (1917). Artist: Thomas Gainsborough.

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'The Linley Sisters, afterwards Mrs. Tickell and Mrs. Sheridan', c1772, (1917). A portrait of the Linley sisters, Elizabeth Ann Sheridan (1754-1792) the first daughter of the composer Thomas Linley. Elizabeth was one of the most noted soprano singers of her day. Mary Linley (1758-1787) sang publicly until she married the playwright Richard Tickell in 1780. Painting held at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, London. From Bibby's Annual 1917, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1917]

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