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 Philoctecte in OEdipe. A caption below the image reads 'Mais un Prince, un Guerrier, tel que vous tel que moi, Quand il A dit un mot est cru sur sa foi'.
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 where he made his debut in 1750. He specialised in comic roles and acted primarily in comedies over the next thirty years. He also wrote a successful play, Fausses apparences (1761), and was useful to the Comédie-Française in editing and adapting the plays of others. His wife, Rose Perrine le Roy de la Corbinaye, was also a famous actress.
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 where he made his debut in 1750. He specialised in comic roles and acted primarily in comedies over the next thirty years. He also wrote a successful play, Fausses apparences (1761), and was useful to the Comédie-Française in editing and adapting the plays of others. His wife, Rose Perrine le Roy de la Corbinaye, was also a famous actress.
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 Philoctecte in OEdipe. Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Printed in the centre of the page this full length lithograph shows a profile image of a man. Armed with a bow (which he carries in his left hand) he is dressed in loose, leopard print, furs, a plumed helmet and sandals, and carries a quiver of arrows over his right shoulder. |
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| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard |
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| Literary reference | OEdipe |
| Summary | One of a collection of 26 theatrical lithographs. This shows the playwright and comic actor Bellecour in the role of Philoctecte in OEdipe. A caption below the image reads 'Mais un Prince, un Guerrier, tel que vous tel que moi, Quand il A dit un mot est cru sur sa foi'. 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 where he made his debut in 1750. He specialised in comic roles and acted primarily in comedies over the next thirty years. He also wrote a successful play, Fausses apparences (1761), and was useful to the Comédie-Française in editing and adapting the plays of others. His wife, Rose Perrine le Roy de la Corbinaye, was also a famous actress. |
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| Accession number | S.523:11-2010 |
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| Record created | May 12, 2010 |
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