Damer, Anne Seymour, 1748 or 1749-1828

Anne Seymour Damer, English sculptor and author. In her youth, Horace Walpole was often her guardian while her parents were abroad. Through Walpole Damer met the poet Mary Berry, with whom she would share a long friendship. Other friends included Joanna Baillie and Sarah Siddons. According to her wishes, her private papers were destroyed upon her death.

From the guide to the Anne Seymour Damer manuscript material : 1 item, pre-1824, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.)

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