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A Bust of Edmund Kean

Unknown artist, 1816

A bust of Edmund Kean mounted on six leather-bound volumes of Hume's 'History of England' 1813. The bust's authorship and provenance are unknown, but it has been suggested that it might be by Sarah Siddons. Transferred from the Mander & Mitchenson Theatre Collection in 2011.

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Title of artwork, date

A Bust of Edmund Kean, 1816

Date supported

1983

Medium and material

Terracotta

Dimensions

20 cm

Grant

425

Total cost

675

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