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Facts

Also Known As Sarah Kemble
Born July 5, 1755 • Brecon • Wales
Died June 8, 1831 (aged 75) • London • England
Notable Family Members father Roger Kemble • brother George Stephen Kemble • brother Charles Kemble • brother John Philip Kemble

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Sarah Siddons, illustration by Sir Joshua Reynolds
Sarah Siddons.
Sarah Siddons (centre) performing at the Theatre Royal; Edinburgh; etching and aquatint by John Kay, 1784.
Sarah Siddons, detail from an engraving by Francis Haward, 1787, after a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1784.
Sarah Siddons, chalk drawing by J. Downman, 1787; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
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