H Beard Print Collection
Print
1772 (published)
1772 (published)
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One of a collection of 26 theatrical lithographs. This shows the playwright and comic actor Bellecour in the role of Le Marquis in Le Retour Imprévu.
The lithographer is not named but all the lithographs appear to have been published by Robert Sayer, London (1772).
Trained as a painter Bellecour rose to become one of the leading actors of acting company, The Comédie-Française. This company was founded by a decree of Louis XIV on 24 August 1680 to merge the only two Parisian acting troupes of the time, the troupe of the hôtel Guénégaud and that of the hôtel de Bourgogne. The repertoire at that time consisted of the collection of theatrical works by Molière and Jean Racine, along with a few works by Pierre Corneille, Paul Scarron and Jean Rotrou. Its first theatre was cited at the Hôtel de Guénégaud.
The lithographer is not named but all the lithographs appear to have been published by Robert Sayer, London (1772).
Trained as a painter Bellecour rose to become one of the leading actors of acting company, The Comédie-Française. This company was founded by a decree of Louis XIV on 24 August 1680 to merge the only two Parisian acting troupes of the time, the troupe of the hôtel Guénégaud and that of the hôtel de Bourgogne. The repertoire at that time consisted of the collection of theatrical works by Molière and Jean Racine, along with a few works by Pierre Corneille, Paul Scarron and Jean Rotrou. Its first theatre was cited at the Hôtel de Guénégaud.
Object details
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| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithography |
| Brief description | One of a bound collection of lithographs of French Dramatic Characters, published by Robert Sayer, London, 1772. This shows Mr. Bellecour as Le Marquis in Le Retour imprévu. Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Printed in the centre of the page this full length lithograph shows a profile image of a man, both hands on his hips and dressed in the knee breeches and three quarter length jacket of a rich late 18th century gentleman. |
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| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard |
| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | Le Retour Imprevu |
| Summary | One of a collection of 26 theatrical lithographs. This shows the playwright and comic actor Bellecour in the role of Le Marquis in Le Retour Imprévu. The lithographer is not named but all the lithographs appear to have been published by Robert Sayer, London (1772). Trained as a painter Bellecour rose to become one of the leading actors of acting company, The Comédie-Française. This company was founded by a decree of Louis XIV on 24 August 1680 to merge the only two Parisian acting troupes of the time, the troupe of the hôtel Guénégaud and that of the hôtel de Bourgogne. The repertoire at that time consisted of the collection of theatrical works by Molière and Jean Racine, along with a few works by Pierre Corneille, Paul Scarron and Jean Rotrou. Its first theatre was cited at the Hôtel de Guénégaud. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.523:2-2010 |
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| Record created | May 11, 2010 |
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