Elizabeth Ann Linley
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Elizabeth Ann Sheridan was an English singer who was known to have possessed great beauty. She was the subject of several paintings by Thomas Gainsborough, who was a family friend, Joshua Reynolds and
Mrs Richard Brinsley Sheridan, aged 31, by Thomas Gainsborough, (National Gallery of Art)
The Linley Sisters, by Thomas Gainsborough (Dulwich Picture Gallery) – Elizabeth (left, standing, aged 17) with her sister Mary
Thomas Gainsborough's 1768 painting of Elizabeth with her brother Thomas; the original title prior to 1817 was A Beggar Boy and Girl.
Jerry Barrett's 1860 portrayal of Sheridan helping Elizabeth escape from her father's house.
Thomas Sheridan (soldier)
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Thomas Sheridan was the only son of the Irish playwright and poet Richard Brinsley Sheridan and the soprano Elizabeth Ann Linley, although his father had at least one other son from a second marriage.
Thomas Sheridan as a baby in The Sheridan Family painted by Benjamin West c. 1776 although Kalinsky considers it would be around 1778 as Tom seems to be approximately three years old; she also feels it is a poor depiction of his mother but qualifies this by stating West typically was not successful at reproducing women's portraits.
