Anne Seymour Damer

For other people named Anne Seymour, see Anne Seymour (disambiguation).

Anne Seymour Damer
Anne Seymour Damer's self-portrait bust at the Vasari Corridor of the Uffizi gallery
The Greek inscription reads:
ΑΝΝΑ ΣΕΙΜΟΡΙΣ ΔΑΜΕΡ Η ΕΚ ΤΗΣ ΒΡΕΤΤΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΑΥΤΗ ΑΥΤΗΝ ΕΠΟΙΕΙ
("Anne Seymour Damer from Britain, made herself")
Born
Anne Seymour Conway

(1748-10-26)26 October 1748
Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Died28 May 1828(1828-05-28) (aged 79)
Mayfair, London, England
Resting placeSt Mary, Church Road, Sundridge, Kent

Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway; 26 October 1748 – 28 May 1828)[1] was an English sculptor.[2] Described as a 'female genius' by Horace Walpole, she was trained in sculpture by Giuseppe Ceracchi and John Bacon. Influenced by the Enlightenment, Damer was an author, traveller, theatrical producer and actress, as well as an acclaimed sculptor.[3]

She exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy from 1784 to 1818 and was a close friend to members of Georgian high society, including Horace Walpole and the politician Charles James Fox. It is believed that Damer was a lesbian and was in a relationship with the actress Elizabeth Farren.[3]

  1. ^ The Register of Births & Baptisms in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster Vol. IV. 1741-1760. 30 November 1748.
  2. ^ Stephen, Leslie (1888). "Damer, Anne Seymour" . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 13. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 450–451.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).