Elizabeth Linley, Mrs Richard Brinsley Sheridan as Saint Cecilia (1754-1792)
Elizabeth Linley Sheridan was a famous singer and writer. Several of her contemporaries described her voice as divine and the theatre director David Garrick nicknamed her 'the Saint'. Joshua Reynolds elevated her character by showing her as St Cecilia, the patron saint of music....
1775
Oil on canvas
1428.0 x 1155.0mm
2468
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Mrs Sheridan in the character of St Cecilia
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