H Beard Print Collection
Print
early 19th century (printed)
early 19th century (printed)
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A coloured engraving showing the costume worn by the actress Mlle. Minette in the role of Lisette in Les trois Fous, a vaudeville at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris.
Below the image is a quote from the play:
"Car malgré mon air un peu bête
On m'a pourtant dit queuquefois:
Que k'avions un gentit minois."
Les trois Fous ou La jeune veuve was a vaudeville written by Dartois d'Armand in circa 1810.
This design appears to be part of a series of prints published by Martinet, Rue du Coq, of which this example is labelled as number 244. It is part of the Harry Beard Collection.
Below the image is a quote from the play:
"Car malgré mon air un peu bête
On m'a pourtant dit queuquefois:
Que k'avions un gentit minois."
Les trois Fous ou La jeune veuve was a vaudeville written by Dartois d'Armand in circa 1810.
This design appears to be part of a series of prints published by Martinet, Rue du Coq, of which this example is labelled as number 244. It is part of the Harry Beard Collection.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving |
| Brief description | A coloured engraving showing the costume worn by the actress Mlle. Minette in the role of Lisette in Les trois Fous, a vaudeville at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris. Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | This full length coloured engraving shows a woman dressed in a grey suit and pale blue trousers with a thin white vertical stripe of a man. She also wears a short flowered waistcoat and a blue neckerchief. She is standing with his feet apart and her left by her side and a black hat held in her right. |
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| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard |
| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | Les Trois Fous |
| Summary | A coloured engraving showing the costume worn by the actress Mlle. Minette in the role of Lisette in Les trois Fous, a vaudeville at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris. Below the image is a quote from the play: "Car malgré mon air un peu bête On m'a pourtant dit queuquefois: Que k'avions un gentit minois." Les trois Fous ou La jeune veuve was a vaudeville written by Dartois d'Armand in circa 1810. This design appears to be part of a series of prints published by Martinet, Rue du Coq, of which this example is labelled as number 244. It is part of the Harry Beard Collection. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1009-2010 |
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| Record created | June 16, 2010 |
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