Mrs Lee Lewis as Lady Sadlife
10
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
10
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Mrs Lee Lewis as Lady Sadlife is a 10 by James Thornthwaite, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The title of this print is Mrs Lee Lewis as Lady Sadlife. It was created by James Thornthwaite in 1792. The subject of the print, Catharine Maria O'Neal, had a limited career in London, appearing in only two performances. She spent most of her time performing in Edinburgh. Check out the movement Romanticism to learn more about the style that influenced this work.
The portrait depicts Mrs. Lee Lewis as Lady Sadlife, a character from Colley Cibber’s play *The Double Gallant*, first staged in 1707. The sitter, Catharine Maria O’Neal, was the third wife of actor and author Charles Lee Lewes, who altered the spelling of his surname. She performed in London only twice, in 1790 and 1791, though her career primarily took place in Edinburgh from 1792 to 1795. The painting was created by James Thornthwaite in 1790.
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James Thornthwaite made prints in late-18th-century London. His two surviving works turn actors into comic characters: *Mr. Lewis as the Copper Captain* and *Mrs. Lee Lewis as Lady Sadlife*. Both prints play with…
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