Dorus-Gras/Marguerite de Valois

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Artist/Maker	Pernel (printer) Charpentier, Auguste (artist) Mote, W H (engraver)
Place of origin	France (printed)

Three quarter length print of the singer Julie Dorus-Gras (1805-1896) as Marguerite de Valois in Les Hugenots, drawn by Charpentier and engraved by W.H.Mote and printed by Pernel, ca.1836. This was a role Dorus-Gras created at the world premiere at the Paris Opera on 29 February 1836.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Dorus-Gras/Marguerite de Valois (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Printed Ink Paper Printed
Brief description	Three quarter length print of the singer Julie Dorus-Gras as Marguerite de Valois in Les Hugenots, drawn by Charpentier and engraved by W.H.Mote and printed by Pernel, ca.1836
Physical description	Three quarter length print of the singer Julie Dorus-Gras as Marguerite de Valois in Les Hugenots, drawn by Charpentier and engraved by W.H.Mote and printed by Pernel, ca.1836. It shows the singer wearing a full sleeved dress with a lace collar. She is standing in the midst of garden, and her right hand gestures towards her chest.
Dimensions	Height: 28.7cm Width: 19.3cm
Credit line	Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted	Dorus-Gras
Literary reference	The Hugenots
Summary	Three quarter length print of the singer Julie Dorus-Gras (1805-1896) as Marguerite de Valois in Les Hugenots, drawn by Charpentier and engraved by W.H.Mote and printed by Pernel, ca.1836. This was a role Dorus-Gras created at the world premiere at the Paris Opera on 29 February 1836.
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.925-2014

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Record created	May 8, 2014
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1292899/dorus-grasmarguerite-de-valois-print-charpentier-auguste/

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