Sir Joshua Reynolds painted his famous portrait , `` Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse '' in 1784 , and signed it on the hem of her dress , `` for , '' he told her , `` I have resolved to go down to posterity on the hem of your garment . ''
Sir Joshua Reynolds painted his famous portrait , `` Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse , '' in 1784 ( see Infobox ) , and signed it on the hem of her dress , `` for , '' he told her , `` I have resolved to go down to posterity on the hem of your garment . ''