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Sir John Soane’s Museum
London
Title
Kemble Crowned by Melpomene, the Muse of Tragedy
Date
c.1817
Medium
framed, glazed plaster & yellow glass
Measurements
H 22 x W 20 x D 2.5 cm
Accession number
BR27
Acquisition method
sent to Sir John Soane by Miss Denman, 1836–1837; later acquired by the Trustees of the Sir John Soane Museum
Work type
Relief
Inscription description
inscribed on bottom of case: KEMBLE crowned by MELPOMENE / FLAXMAN
Sir John Soane’s Museum
13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, Greater London WC2A 3BP England
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