H Beard Print Collection
Print
ca. 1770 (published)
ca. 1770 (published)
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Lithograph showing the actress Mdlle. Sainval and the actor Mr. le Kain as Zenobie and Radamiste. The play is not named but a tragic play named Radamiste et Zenobie does appear to have been performed at various times in the late 18th and early 19th century.
Both Mdlle. Sainval (real name Marie-Blanche Alziary de Roquefort) and le Kain (1729-1778) were members of the Comédie Française.
The Comédie Française or Théâtre Français, state theatre of France was officially established by Louis XIV in 1680 in a decree which ordered the merger of the two French companies of actors at Paris, the troupe of the Hôtel Guénégaud and the troupe of the Hôtel de Bourgogne. In 1681 an annual grant was allotted to the company from the royal treasury and a new theatre was constructed for them.
Except for a short period between 1792-1803 (after the commencement of the French Revolution and prior to the reforms imposed by Napoleon in 1803) the company has performed without significant interruption and continues to do so to this day.
A charter first signed by Napoleon in 1812 established the company as a collective organisation, in which all the permanent members (called sociétaires, or associates), share in the management of the company, while the actor who has served the longest functions as the head, or doyen.
Both Mdlle. Sainval (real name Marie-Blanche Alziary de Roquefort) and le Kain (1729-1778) were members of the Comédie Française.
The Comédie Française or Théâtre Français, state theatre of France was officially established by Louis XIV in 1680 in a decree which ordered the merger of the two French companies of actors at Paris, the troupe of the Hôtel Guénégaud and the troupe of the Hôtel de Bourgogne. In 1681 an annual grant was allotted to the company from the royal treasury and a new theatre was constructed for them.
Except for a short period between 1792-1803 (after the commencement of the French Revolution and prior to the reforms imposed by Napoleon in 1803) the company has performed without significant interruption and continues to do so to this day.
A charter first signed by Napoleon in 1812 established the company as a collective organisation, in which all the permanent members (called sociétaires, or associates), share in the management of the company, while the actor who has served the longest functions as the head, or doyen.
Object details
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| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithography |
| Brief description | Lithograph showing the actress Madlle. Sainval and the actor Mr. le Kain as Zenobie and Radamiste. The play is not named. Circa 1770. Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Printed on the horizontal, and in the centre of the page, this lithograph shows a woman and a man bowing to one another as each urges the other to precede them through a doorway (out of sight). Both are richly dressed, the woman in a full length gown and the man in robes of draped fabric. |
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| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard |
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| Literary reference | Radamiste et Zenobie |
| Summary | Lithograph showing the actress Mdlle. Sainval and the actor Mr. le Kain as Zenobie and Radamiste. The play is not named but a tragic play named Radamiste et Zenobie does appear to have been performed at various times in the late 18th and early 19th century. Both Mdlle. Sainval (real name Marie-Blanche Alziary de Roquefort) and le Kain (1729-1778) were members of the Comédie Française. The Comédie Française or Théâtre Français, state theatre of France was officially established by Louis XIV in 1680 in a decree which ordered the merger of the two French companies of actors at Paris, the troupe of the Hôtel Guénégaud and the troupe of the Hôtel de Bourgogne. In 1681 an annual grant was allotted to the company from the royal treasury and a new theatre was constructed for them. Except for a short period between 1792-1803 (after the commencement of the French Revolution and prior to the reforms imposed by Napoleon in 1803) the company has performed without significant interruption and continues to do so to this day. A charter first signed by Napoleon in 1812 established the company as a collective organisation, in which all the permanent members (called sociétaires, or associates), share in the management of the company, while the actor who has served the longest functions as the head, or doyen. |
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| Accession number | S.524-2010 |
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| Record created | May 14, 2010 |
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