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This Element looks at the art of the actress in the eighteenth century. It shows how visual materials across genres contribute to our understanding of the nuances of female celebrity, fame, notoriety, and scandal.

Table of Contents
Introduction: the art of the actress in the eighteenth century; 1. The paradox of pearls; 2. The actress as artist and the artist as actress: Anne Damer and Angelica Kauffman; 3. Mary Anne's Muff: Actresses and satire; 4. Epilogue: unfinished business: Elizabeth Inchbald, Lady Cahir, Sir Thomas Lawrence, and the aftermath of the art of the actress; References.

The Art of the Actress

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 2 August 2024
      ISBN-13 9781108977906
      978-1108977906
      ISBN-10 1108977901
      Also in:
      Art & Photography Portraits and self-portraiture in the arts ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: general Entertainment Acting techniques

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This Element looks at the art of the actress in the eighteenth century. It shows how visual materials across genres contribute to our understanding of the nuances of female celebrity, fame, notoriety, and scandal.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: the art of the actress in the eighteenth century; 1. The paradox of pearls; 2. The actress as artist and the artist as actress: Anne Damer and Angelica Kauffman; 3. Mary Anne's Muff: Actresses and satire; 4. Epilogue: unfinished business: Elizabeth Inchbald, Lady Cahir, Sir Thomas Lawrence, and the aftermath of the art of the actress; References.

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