H Beard Print Collection
Print
1772 (published)
1772 (published)
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One of a collection of 26 theatrical lithographs. This shows two actors from the Comédie-Française, Mr. Brisart as Le Marquis, and Mr Molé as Darvaine, in Melanide.
A caption below the image records an exhange between the pair: 'Maheureux! qu-oses-tu proposer a ton Père?' (Brisart/Le Marquis) and 'Vous allez m'arrancher Rosalie; achevez. Prenez aussi ma vie elle me désespère' (Mr Molé/Darvaine)
The lithographer is not named but all the lithographs appear to have been published by Robert Sayer, London (1772).
A caption below the image records an exhange between the pair: 'Maheureux! qu-oses-tu proposer a ton Père?' (Brisart/Le Marquis) and 'Vous allez m'arrancher Rosalie; achevez. Prenez aussi ma vie elle me désespère' (Mr Molé/Darvaine)
The lithographer is not named but all the lithographs appear to have been published by Robert Sayer, London (1772).
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. Molé as Le Marquis in Le Dissipateur. Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Printed in the centre of the page this full length lithograph shows two men, both dressed in the three quarter length jackets, and knee breeches fashionable in the mid to late eighteenth century. They are facing one another and the man on the left is responding to the bow of his companion with a dismissive thrust of his outstretched hand. |
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| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | Melanide |
| Summary | One of a collection of 26 theatrical lithographs. This shows two actors from the Comédie-Française, Mr. Brisart as Le Marquis, and Mr Molé as Darvaine, in Melanide. A caption below the image records an exhange between the pair: 'Maheureux! qu-oses-tu proposer a ton Père?' (Brisart/Le Marquis) and 'Vous allez m'arrancher Rosalie; achevez. Prenez aussi ma vie elle me désespère' (Mr Molé/Darvaine) The lithographer is not named but all the lithographs appear to have been published by Robert Sayer, London (1772). |
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| Accession number | S.523:14-2010 |
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| Record created | May 12, 2010 |
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