Sydney, Lady Morgan
Sydney, Lady Morgan was a poet, novelist, writer, art historian and governess (1776–1859). She was born at Dublin and died at London.
Also recorded as Sydney Morgan; Glorvina; Sidney Owenson; Lady Sydney Morgan.
Sydney, Lady Morgan in brief
- Born
- 1776
- Died
- 1859
- Known for
- poet, novelist, writer, art historian and governess
- Place of birth
- Dublin
Contents
Identity and origins
Sydney, Lady Morgan was recorded at birth as Sydney Owenson. She also worked under the name Glorvina. The authorities additionally record the headings Sydney Morgan, Glorvina, Sidney Owenson and Lady Sydney Morgan. Her recorded language was English.
She was the child of Robert Owenson. She married Thomas Charles Morgan. Other recorded relations include Sydney Jane Clarke, Olivia Clarke and Josephine Clarke.
Work and production
Works recorded as notable number 8: The Wild Irish Girl, Florence McCarthy, France, O'Donnel: A National Tale, Patriotic Sketches of Ireland, Written in Connaught, St. Clair, or the Heiress of Desmond, by S.O., The Lay of an Irish Harp and The Life and Times of Salvator Rosa.
Identity
What the record establishes about Sydney, Lady Morgan.
On the state of medicine in Italy, with brief notices of some of the universities and hospitals / by Sir T. Charles Morgan. is dated [1821] and held by Wellcome Collection. Objects, people and activities with their names, as a teaching aid for children. Colour engraving (?). is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. Sydney, Lady Morgan is recorded with the citizenship of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Sydney, Lady Morgan is recorded as poet, novelist, writer, art historian and governess. France in 1829-30 / By Lady Morgan. is dated 1831 and held by Wellcome Collection. Wellcome Collection records 14 objects associated with this heading.
Sydney, Lady Morgan is recorded at birth as Sydney Owenson.
Catalogued works
20 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1821 to 1831.
The Missionary: An Indian Tale. The Wild Irish Girl. Florence McCarthy. O'Donnel. France. O'Donnel: A National Tale. Patriotic Sketches of Ireland, Written in Connaught. St. Clair, or the Heiress of Desmond, by S.O. The Lay of an Irish Harp. The Life and Times of Salvator Rosa. The Novice of Saint Dominick. Woman; or, Ida of Athens. St. Clair, or the Heiress of Desmond, by S. Owenson. St. Clair, or the Heiress of Desmond, By Miss Oenson, Author of the Missionary, &c. In Two Volumes. Third Edition, Corrected and Much Enlarged. With a Portrait of the Author. Hilda Waldermere: A Novel. The Princess: or, The Beguine. France in 1829-30 / By Lady Morgan., dated 1831, held by Wellcome Collection. Italy / by Lady Morgan., dated 1821, held by Wellcome Collection. Objects, people and activities with their names, as a teaching aid for children. Colour engraving (?)., held by Wellcome Collection. On the state of medicine in Italy, with brief notices of some of the universities and hospitals / by Sir T. Charles Morgan., dated [1821], held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 14 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Morgan, Sydney, Lady Morgan (1783?–1859), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Morgan [née Owenson], Sydney, Lady Morgan (bap. 1783, d. 1859), novelist and socialite, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. Owenson, Sydney (Lady Morgan), Dictionary of Irish Biography, 2009. Morgan, Sydney Owenson (Lady), Encyclopedia of Romantic Nationalism in Europe, 2015.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 18 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 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
the recorded working language is English.
The field of work recorded is poetry.
Works named in the authority record are The Wild Irish Girl, Florence McCarthy, France, O'Donnel: A National Tale, Patriotic Sketches of Ireland, Written in Connaught and St. Clair, or the Heiress of Desmond, by S.O.
Chronology
- 1776Sydney, Lady Morgan born at Dublin.
- 1776Sydney, Lady Morgan was born in 1776 at Dublin.
- 1818France (1818) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
- 1821On the state of medicine in Italy, with brief notices of some of the universities and hospitals / by Sir T. Charles Morgan. is dated [1821] and held by Wellcome Collection.
- 1829France in 1829-30 / By Lady Morgan. is dated 1831 and held by Wellcome Collection.
- 1859Sydney, Lady Morgan died at London.
- 1859Sydney, Lady Morgan died in 1859 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.
Morgan [née Owenson], Sydney, Lady Morgan (bap. 1783, d. 1859), novelist and socialite, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Morgan, Sydney Owenson (Lady), Encyclopedia of Romantic Nationalism in Europe, 2015
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Morgan, Sydney, Lady Morgan (1783?–1859), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
Owenson, Sydney (Lady Morgan), Dictionary of Irish Biography, 2009
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
Sydney Morgan, Lady Morgan (1781 - 1859), Romanticism, 2021
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
Internet Archive, 5 digitised items catalogued under Sydney, Lady Morgan as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 7.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Sydney, Lady Morgan.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Sydney, Lady Morgan (6 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Wellcome Collection catalogue records 14 works naming Sydney, Lady Morgan.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 10.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q459275: Sydney, Lady Morgan
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 11.
“Sydney, Lady Morgan”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
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