Anne Seymour Damer
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Anne Seymour Damer, née Conway, (1748–1828) was an English sculptor.
Anne Conway was the only daughter of Field-Marshal Henry Seymour Conway (1721–1795). Conway lived at Park Place in Berkshire. She married John Damer, the son of Lord Milton, later the 1st Earl of Dorchester. The couple received an income of £5,000 from Lord Milton, and were left large fortunes by Milton and Henry Conway, but despite this incurred substantial debts.
Damer lived from 1817 at York House, Twickenham.
Damer produced keystone sculptures of Isis and Tamesis for each side of the central arch on the bridge at Henley-on-Thames. The original models are in the Henley Gallery of the River and Rowing Museum nearby. Damer is an unjustly neglected sculptor who exerted a decisive influence on the actress Sarah Siddons in terms of her passion for sculpture. Damer executed several actors portraits, such as the busts of Siddons or Elizabeth (née Farren), Countess of Derby (1759-1829).
- Seewald, Jan. Theatrical Sculpture. Skulptierte Bildnisse berühmter englischer Schauspieler (1750–1850), insbesondere David Garrick und Sarah Siddons. Herbert Utz Verlag, München 2007, ISBN 978-3-8316-0671-9
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- Artcyclopedia information including links to artworks
- Artworks in the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Artwork in Tate Britain, London
- WWAR information
- A&A art and architecture images including a marble sculpture self portrait from the Courtauld Institute of Art
- Henry Seymour Conway biography
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