H Beard Print Collection
Print
early 19th century (printed)
early 19th century (printed)
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A coloured lithograph showing the actor Philippe in Jean de Paris.
Below the image is the quote:
"Jean de Paris sera trop heureux d'habiller le Roi d'Angleterre et ses nobles Parents à la mode française" (Acte 2, sc. 3).
Jean de Paris was a comic opera in two acts, with a libretto by de Saint-Just and was composed in 1812 by Francois-Adrien Boieldieu (1775-1834). It was first performed at the Opéra-Comique, Paris, on 4th April 1812.
The design is part of the Harry Beard Collection.
Below the image is the quote:
"Jean de Paris sera trop heureux d'habiller le Roi d'Angleterre et ses nobles Parents à la mode française" (Acte 2, sc. 3).
Jean de Paris was a comic opera in two acts, with a libretto by de Saint-Just and was composed in 1812 by Francois-Adrien Boieldieu (1775-1834). It was first performed at the Opéra-Comique, Paris, on 4th April 1812.
The design is part of the Harry Beard Collection.
Object details
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| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithography |
| Brief description | A coloured lithograph showing the actor Philippe in Jean de Paris. Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | This full length coloured lithograph shows an actor dressed in a seventeenth century style striped doublet and white ruff. His breeches are pale blue and decorated with a gold motif at the side seam. His cloak (also blue, decorated with gold) is worn over his left shoulder and outstretched arm. In his right hand he carries a black hat, decorated with two large white feathers. |
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| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard |
| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | Jean de Paris |
| Summary | A coloured lithograph showing the actor Philippe in Jean de Paris. Below the image is the quote: "Jean de Paris sera trop heureux d'habiller le Roi d'Angleterre et ses nobles Parents à la mode française" (Acte 2, sc. 3). Jean de Paris was a comic opera in two acts, with a libretto by de Saint-Just and was composed in 1812 by Francois-Adrien Boieldieu (1775-1834). It was first performed at the Opéra-Comique, Paris, on 4th April 1812. The design is part of the Harry Beard Collection. |
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| Accession number | S.807-2010 |
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| Record created | June 2, 2010 |
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