Title

'The Linley Sisters, afterwards Mrs. Tickell and Mrs. Sheridan', c1772, (1917). Artist: Thomas Gainsborough.

Caption

'The Linley Sisters, afterwards Mrs. Tickell and Mrs. Sheridan', c1772, (1917). A portrait of the Linley sisters, Elizabeth Ann Sheridan (1754-1792) the first daughter of the composer Thomas Linley. Elizabeth was one of the most noted soprano singers of her day. Mary Linley (1758-1787) sang publicly until she married the playwright Richard Tickell in 1780. Painting held at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, London. From Bibby's Annual 1917, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1917]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1772

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C82_125

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,5Mb (4,3Mb) / 13,7in x 17,1in / 4118 x 5133 (300dpi)

Keywords

female holding women woman people job family music arts leaning singing body art book occupation annual dress sister century gallery profession vocalist singer shoulder literature lady B&W two people sheet music MONOCHROME art gallery black & white black and white B W 18th century 1910s 20th century Eighteenth Century The Print Collector leaning on elbow Oil on canvas soprano the body direct gaze portrait oil Mary Joseph Elizabeth Sheridan Thomas Gainsborough Bibby Elizabeth Ann Sheridan Elizabeth Sheridan Elizabeth Ann Linley Elizabeth Linley Linley Elizabeth Ann Gainsborough Thomas Dulwich Picture Gallery art centre Mary Linley Joseph Bibby Bibby's Annual J Bibby & Sons Joseph Bibby oil portrait