Anne Seymour Damer

Anne Seymour Damer was a British sculptor and artist (1748–1828). She was born at Sevenoaks and died at London.

Also recorded as Anne Conway; Hon. Mrs. Damer; Miss Anne Conway; Anne Seymour Damer Mrs.; Anne Seymour, Mrs. Damer; Anne Seymour-Conway.

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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Anne Conway, Hon. Mrs. Damer, Miss Anne Conway, Anne Seymour Damer Mrs. and Anne Seymour, Mrs. Damer. Her recorded language was English.

She was the child of Henry Seymour Conway and Lady Caroline Campbell. She married Mary Berry and John Damer.

Identity

What the record establishes about Anne Seymour Damer.

A sapphick epistle , from Jack Cavendish to the Honourable and most beautiful Mrs. D****. is dated 1778 and held by Wellcome Collection. Shock Dog (nickname for a dog of the Maltese breed) is dated 1782 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2014.568). Bust of Niobe's Daughter, after the Antique is dated 1780 and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B2011.15.1). Sir Joseph Banks is dated c. 1780 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1957.625). A Seated Woman is dated 1780 and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B2011.15.2). Anne Seymour Damer is recorded with the citizenship of Kingdom of Great Britain.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 2 objects associated with this heading. Yale Center for British Art records 2 objects associated with this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago records 1 object associated with this heading. Wellcome Collection records 3 objects associated with this heading. Anne Seymour Damer is recorded as sculptor and artist. Open Library catalogues 2 works under this name.

Works and catalogued output

What Anne Seymour Damer produced.

The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 1 work under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 3 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 1 work under this heading. Open Library catalogues 2 works under this heading.

Catalogued works

7 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1778 to 1782.

Shock Dog (nickname for a dog of the Maltese breed), dated 1782, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2014.568. Bust of Niobe's Daughter, after the Antique, dated 1780, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B2011.15.1. A Seated Woman, dated 1780, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B2011.15.2. Epilogue to the theatrical representation at Strawberry-Hill. Belmour. Sir Joseph Banks, dated c. 1780, wax on glass, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1957.625. A sapphick epistle , from Jack Cavendish to the Honourable and most beautiful Mrs. D****., dated 1778, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 5 named public collections.

Yale Center for British Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Damer, Anne Seymour, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Damer, Anne Seymour, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Damer, Anne Seymour (1749–1828), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Damer [née Conway], Anne Seymour (1749–1828), sculptor and author, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. Anne Seymour Damer: a sculptor of ‘republican perfection’, Bluestockings Displayed, 2013.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 16 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

training under Giuseppe Ceracchi is recorded. the recorded working language is English.

Places of work recorded in the authority are London.

Work by Anne Seymour Damer is recorded in the collections of Tate, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Yale Center for British Art.

Chronology

  1. 1748Anne Seymour Damer born at Sevenoaks.
  2. 1778A sapphick epistle , from Jack Cavendish to the Honourable and most beautiful Mrs. D****. (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1778A sapphick epistle , from Jack Cavendish to the Honourable and most beautiful Mrs. D****. is dated 1778 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  4. 1780Bust of Niobe's Daughter, after the Antique (Yale Center for British Art).
  5. 1780A Seated Woman (Yale Center for British Art).
  6. 1780Sir Joseph Banks (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  7. 1780Bust of Niobe's Daughter, after the Antique is dated 1780 and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B2011.15.1).
  8. 1780Sir Joseph Banks is dated c. 1780 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1957.625).
  9. 1780A Seated Woman is dated 1780 and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B2011.15.2).
  10. 1782Shock Dog (nickname for a dog of the Maltese breed) (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  11. 1782Shock Dog (nickname for a dog of the Maltese breed) is dated 1782 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2014.568).
  12. 1828Anne Seymour Damer died at London.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Anne Seymour Damer: a sculptor of ‘republican perfection’, Bluestockings Displayed, 2013

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Damer [née Conway], Anne Seymour (1749–1828), sculptor and author, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Damer, Anne Seymour (1749–1828), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Damer, Anne Seymour, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Damer, Anne Seymour, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    Open Library author record for Anne Seymour Damer (Internet Archive), 2 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Anne Seymour Damer.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Anne Seymour Damer.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  9. 9.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Anne Seymour Damer (2 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  10. 10.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 3 works naming Anne Seymour Damer.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  11. 11.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1246573: Anne Seymour Damer

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  12. 12.

    “Anne Seymour Damer”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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