Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Catherine Stephens, Countess of Essex as Susanna in the Marriage of Figaro NPG D36579

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Samuel William Reynolds, published by William Sams, after Henri Jean-Baptiste Victoire Fradelle

Stephens was a soprano singer who first made her mark in 1813 as Mandane in Thomas Arne's Artaxerxes. This led to a series of parts in a variety of English operas which fostered her growing popularity. After touring England and Scotland she joined the company at Covent Garden Theatre where she stayed until 1822 when, after breaking with the management led by Charles Kemble, she transferred to Drury Lane. After Nancy Storace's retirement, Stephens occupied the principal position in English opera. She had a... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.