Person    | Female  Born 26/10/1749  Died 28/5/1828

Anne Seymour Damer

Categories: Sculpture

Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway) was a sculptor, author, traveller, theatrical producer and actress. Honorary exhibitor at the Royal Academy 1784-1818. Divorced after 7 years of marriage, 2 years later her husband John Damer committed suicide. She was thought to be a lesbian and there were no children. Close friends with her godfather Horace Walpole, who left her a life interest in Strawberry Hill, and Charles James Fox; corresponded with Josephine Buonaparte.

Born Sevenoaks; died at her London house, 27 Upper Brook Street.

This bust is a self portrait.

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Anne Seymour Damer

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Sir Joseph Banks - British Library

This bust is a 20th-century replica after Anne Seymour Damer, 1814.

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