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Susanna Duncombe (née Susanna Highmore)

1725–1812

A Scene of Murder (Letters XV, p. 182), engraved by Isaac Taylor ?c.1773
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75 artworks by Susanna Duncombe
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Susanna Duncombe (née Highmore; 5 December 1725 – 28 October 1812) was an English poet and artist.

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Mythological Scene, with a Warrior Riding an Airborne Monster above a Landscape with Classical Figures

Susanna Duncombe (née Susanna Highmore)
date not known
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Mythological Scene, with a Warrior Addressing a Lady outside a Classical Mansion, Two Maidens Riding Unicorns behind

Susanna Duncombe (née Susanna Highmore)
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The Ghost Scene from ‘The Castle of Otranto’

Susanna Duncombe (née Susanna Highmore)
date not known

Three Pilgrims Confronted by Cupid

Susanna Duncombe (née Susanna Highmore)
c.1761
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Three Pilgrims in a Landscape

Susanna Duncombe (née Susanna Highmore)
c.1750
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Three Pilgrims Confronted by Cupid

Susanna Duncombe (née Susanna Highmore)
1750
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Pilgrims Entering a Temple, with Cupid at their Side

Susanna Duncombe (née Susanna Highmore)
c.1750
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A Lady Reading in a Park, Two Gentlemen Approaching

Susanna Duncombe (née Susanna Highmore)
1750
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Head of a Lady in a Tall Headdress, Said To Be Susanna Duncombe

Susanna Duncombe (née Susanna Highmore)
c.1770
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