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1. Hold! Pizarro, hear me! If not always justly, at least act always greatly. Pizarro [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [14 December 1799]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 28. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Mrs. Siddons as Elvira in 'Pizarro'. Her words are from Act III. iii (in Pizarro's tent). She stands with her head turned in profile to the left, right arm extended in a commanding gesture. She wears a high-waisted, quasi-classical dress, with a long cloak bordered with gold, folds of which are twisted round her left arm."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Temporary local subject terms: Theater: actors in performance -- Literature: Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Pizarro, iii.3 -- Female costume: theater costume., Leaf 28 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., 1 print : etching with drypoint on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 22.3 x 17.4 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm., and Figure identified as "Siddons" in pencil in lower left corner of sheet.
- Publisher:
- Robert Dighton
- Subject (Name):
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816. and Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
- Subject (Topic):
- Actresses, British, and Theatrical productions
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Hold! Pizarro, hear me! If not always justly, at least act always greatly. Pizarro [graphic]
2. Journal, 1801 May 11 - 1803 Mar 23.
- Creator:
- Waldie, John, 1781-1862
- Call Number:
- Osborn d331
- Image Count:
- 187
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of a daily journal recording the events of Waldie's daily life. He goes on daily excursions with his family and describes the landscapes and estates they visit; mentions teas, dinners, dances, and singing with acquaintances; plays card games; records and reviews books he has read, including Aaron Hill's Zara and Maria Edgeworth's Belinda; and frequents the theater. In describing the plays he attends, he provides the names of the actors, including those of Sarah Siddons and Priscilla Kemble, and reviews their performances
- Description:
- John Waldie (1781-1862) was the administrator of Hendersyde Park at Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. While a student at the University of Edinburgh, he began to keep daily journals recording his extensive travels and his observations of theaters, museums, and concert halls. An accomplished tenor, Waldie performed at private entertainments with Angelica Catalani, Michael Kelly, and John Braham; met with the composer Gioachino Rossini; and socialized with such well-known actors as John Philip Kemble and Sarah Siddons. Waldie also served on the committee of the Theatre Royal, Newcastle, as one of its proprietors. He was the brother of Jane (Waldie) Watts (1793-1826) and Charlotte (Waldie) Eaton (1788-1859), whose diaries are cataloged as Osborn d182, Osborn d186, and Osborn d187., In English., Pasted at beginning of manuscript: floor plans "made by J. Waldie in 1802 for Hendersyde Park House the uppermost nearly as adopted in 1803.", Pasted inside front cover: bookplate of John Waldie, Hendersyde., Title from title page., and Binding: half calf over marbled boards.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and Scotland
- Subject (Name):
- Eaton, Charlotte Ann (Waldie), 1788-1859., Edgeworth, Maria, 1767-1849., Hill, Aaron, 1685-1750., Kemble, Priscilla, 1756-1845., Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831., Waldie, John, 1781-1862., Watts, Jane (Waldie), 1793-1826., and Waldie family.
- Subject (Topic):
- Theater, Social life and customs, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Journal, 1801 May 11 - 1803 Mar 23.
3. Macbeth. Act I. Scene V Macbeth's castle. Lady Macbeth / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Parker, James, 1750-1805, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [4 June 1800]
- Call Number:
- Drawer 724 803B no. 60
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Sarah Siddons as Lady Macbeth standing in a flagged hall in front of an archway, a view of mountains beyond, looking up resolutely to left, stepping forward and extending her right arm with clenched fist, her other hand at her breast, holding a paper"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., "Shakspeare"--At head of title., Lettered below the image with the title, reference, quotation over eight lines: "Lady M. - Come to my woman's breasts ... To cry, Hold, hold!', and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pub. June 4, 1800 by J. & J. Boydell, Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall & No. 90, Cheapside, London
- Subject (Name):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616., Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Gruoch, Queen, consort of Macbeth, King of Scotland, and Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
- Subject (Topic):
- Characters, Lady Macbeth, In literature, Performances, and Actors
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Macbeth. Act I. Scene V Macbeth's castle. Lady Macbeth / [graphic]
4. Melpomene [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [6 December 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.12.06.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Mrs. Siddons stands on the stage, her head turned in profile to the left, her left hand outstretched to take a heavy purse which hangs on a pitchfork emerging from clouds. To take it she has dropped a dagger which falls to the ground. In her left hand is a cup whose contents she is pouring on the ground. The panniers of her dress fly backwards revealing two bulging pockets, one full of guineas, the other of notes or cheques inscribed '£1000, £300', &c. She is saying: "Famish'd & spent relieving others woe, Your poor devoted Suppliant only begs, This morsel for to buy a bit of Bread." The black clouds of smoke from which the pitchfork projects rise in a pillar of cloud from the pit of the theatre where flames are indicated, from which come the words 'Encore! Encore!' In the background a temple of Fame on a mountain-top is collapsing, the pillars shattered; the figure of Fame falls backward, dropping his trumpet."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Mythology -- Melpomene (Mythological character) -- Purses of money -- Falling figure of Fame -- Temple of Fame -- Symbols: daggers -- Symbols: goblets -- Theater stage., and Counter watermark.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Decr. 6th, 1784, by J. Ridgeway, No. 196 Piccadilly, London
- Subject (Name):
- Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
- Subject (Topic):
- Purses, Coins, Pitchforks, Temples, Drinking vessels, and Daggers & swords
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Melpomene [graphic].
5. Melpomene in the dumps, or, Child's play defended by theatrical monarchs [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [1804]
- Call Number:
- 804.00.00.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Abstract:
- Illustration at the top of the letterpress broadside. "Mrs. Siddons leans back in her chair, majestically resentful. She addresses Harris, [Grego suggests Topham, whom he does not resemble, and who was living in Yorkshire.] patentee and manager of Covent Garden, who stands before her (l.), hat in hand. Between them stands the much taller J. P. Kemble, his left hand on his sister's shoulder. Mrs. Siddons leans one elbow on a table (r.) on which are three books: 'Salary Benifi[ts]', 'The Right of Woman', 'Duty of Man', and a bust of (?) herself, looking reproachfully towards the group. On the wall (r.) is part of a print: 'Propagation of a Lye', six figures from Bunbury's well-known plate, BMSat 7230 (1787). The text is a debate (printed in full by Grego): Mrs. Siddons complains to Harris of neglect on account of 'your Blind Bargain and Infant Roscius'. Harris, 'First Monarch', answers: 'if John Bull chooses to feed on slink calf, instead of substantial roast beef, yet consents to pay for the roast it is not for me to complain. . . . you have had your day. . . .' He reminds her of her good salary. Kemble, 'Second Monarch', supports him, and ends: 'Public taste ... is now in second childishness; and when mere oblivion takes place, then you shall make a sally, and should the Town require a filip [Philip] I will be at your elbow.'"--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Child's play defended by theatrical monarchs
- Description:
- Caption title in letterpress below etching., Printmaker and date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Watermark: E & C T Russell 1797.
- Publisher:
- Printed by D.N. Shury, Berwick Street, for Ackermann, 101 Strand
- Subject (Name):
- Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823 and Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Melpomene in the dumps, or, Child's play defended by theatrical monarchs [graphic]
6. Miss Siddons [graphic]
- Creator:
- Lewis, Frederick Christian, 1779-1856, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- 1841.
- Call Number:
- Portraits Si568 no. 5
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title engraved below image.
- Publisher:
- Pub'd by F. C. Lewis, 53 Charlotte Street, Portland Place
- Subject (Name):
- Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831,
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Miss Siddons [graphic]
7. Mr. Kemble and Mrs. Siddons as Lear and Cordelia [graphic]
- Creator:
- Reading, Burnet, 1749 or 1750-1838, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- May 18, 1801.
- Call Number:
- Portraits K31 no. 5
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from caption below image., Text above image: V. ; King Lear ; Sc. [...?]., and Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark with partial loss of statements of responsibility and text above image.
- Publisher:
- Published by J. Roach, Russell Court, Drury Lane
- Subject (Name):
- Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823, and Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831,
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Mr. Kemble and Mrs. Siddons as Lear and Cordelia [graphic]
8. Mrs. Siddons [graphic]
- Creator:
- Watson, Caroline, 1760 or 1761-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 May 1784]
- Call Number:
- Portraits Si568 no. 1++ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Mrs Siddons in character as Euphrasia in the play by Arthur Murphy, 'The Grecian daughter', wearing a tiara and raising a dagger as a man in chains pleads for mercy."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from caption below image., Text below title: "Euph: ... in a dear Father's cause a Woman's vengeance tow'rs above her Sex! ... Grecian Daughter ... Act 5th.", and Sheet trimmed and mounted to 659 x 522 mm.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd May 1st 1784 by John Boydell, engraver in Cheapside, London
- Subject (Name):
- Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831,
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Mrs. Siddons [graphic]
9. Mrs. Siddons [graphic]
- Creator:
- Watson, Caroline, 1760 or 1761-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 May 1784]
- Call Number:
- Portraits Si568 no. 1+ Impression 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Mrs Siddons in character as Euphrasia in the play by Arthur Murphy, 'The Grecian daughter', wearing a tiara and raising a dagger as a man in chains pleads for mercy."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from caption below image., Text below title: "Euph: ... in a dear Father's cause a Woman's vengeance tow'rs above her Sex! ... Grecian Daughter ... Act 5th.", and Imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text. Stipple engraving in brownish red ink, sheet 373 x 498 mm.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd May 1st 1784 by John Boydell, engraver in Cheapside, London
- Subject (Name):
- Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831,
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Mrs. Siddons [graphic]
