Five years later the artist produced a second copy of it, which is held in the Dulwich Gallery.  
X-ray analysis reveals that this work once contained the image of a putto unrolling a scroll in front of the central figure.  Five years later the artist produced a second copy of it, which is held in the Dulwich Gallery.  A bulky necklace of pearls contrasts with a golden-brown dress and hangs over the chest of the title figure, who was also once depicted by Henry Briggs in a double portrait with Fanny Kemble.  A feminine figure with head bowed and dagger in hand on the left and a gaping-mouthed figure clutching a chalice on the right represent pity and terror; they stand behind the title character, who is perched upon a throne among dark clouds and rendered in the image of Melpomene [mell-PAH-meh-nee].  FTP, name this Joshua Reynolds painting of an actress as one of the nine Greek goddesses of the arts.
X-ray analysis reveals that this work once contained the image of a putto unrolling a scroll in front of the central figure.  
Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse