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Costume de Levasseur role de Bertram, dans Robert le Diable

Print
1831 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print depicting Nicolas Levasseur in costume as Bertram in Robert le Diable. Published in Paris by Hautecoeur Martinet.


Object details

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Object type
TitleCostume de Levasseur role de Bertram, dans Robert le Diable (published title)
Materials and techniques
hand coloured engraving, ink and paint on paper
Brief description
Nicolas Levasseur (1791-1871) as Bertram in Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera Robert le Diable originally performed at the Académie Royale de Musique, Paris, 21 November 1831. Hand-coloured engraving, plate 799 from the Petite Galerie Dramatique, ou Recueil de Differents Costumes d'Acteurs, published in Paris by Hautecoeur Martinet, 1830-1843. Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Hand coloured and engraved portrait of Nicolas Levasseur in costume as Bertram in Robert le Diable.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.4cm
  • Width: 15.9cm
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subject depicted
Literary referenceRobert le Diable
Summary
Print depicting Nicolas Levasseur in costume as Bertram in Robert le Diable. Published in Paris by Hautecoeur Martinet.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
S.294-2010

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Record createdMay 20, 2010
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