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H Beard Print Collection

Print
early 19th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A coloured engraving showing the costume worn by the actor Joly (1772-1839) in the role of Bertrand in La Belle au bois dormant, a 'Féerie Vaudeville' at the Théâtre Vaudeville.

Below the image is a quote from the play:
Air: de Doche
"Mon Galoubet (bis)
Pour mettre la jeunesse en dance;
A fredonner est toujours pret;
Mais, drès qu'ure vielle s'avance,
Elle arrête, par sa présence,
Mon Galoubet" (Acte I, Scène I)

La belle au bois dormant (Sleeping Beauty) is an 'opéra féerie' in three acts by Michele Carafa to a French libretto by François-Antonine-Eugène de Planard after the tale by Charles Perrault. It was first performed on 2 March 1825 at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris. The famous tenor Adolphe Nourrit created the role of the Prince. Choreography was by Pierre Gabriel Gardel, and set design by Pierre-Luc-Charles Cicéri.

An 'Opéra féerie' was a style of opera that became particularly popular in the 18th/19th century and was the name given to a genre of opera based on fairy tales, often involving magic. La belle au bois dormant (Sleeping Beauty, 1825) composed by Carafa and Cendrillon (Cinderella, 1810) composed by Nicolas Isouard are two notable examples of such works.

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 268. It is part of the Harry Beard Collection.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
A coloured engraving titled 'Joly, rôle de Bertrand, dans La Belle au bois dormant', Théâtre du Vaudeville. Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
This full length coloured engraving shows a man dressed in a vivid blue tunic and tights with a fur tabard over the top and a green belt with a gold buckle at his waist. He wears a pale blue cap trimmed with three red feathers and stands in the midst of a woodland landscape. He is shown leaning against a long thin staff held in his right hand whilst he holds a yellow pipe to his lips with his left.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.1cm
  • Width: 12.7cm
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subject depicted
Literary referenceLa Belle au bois dormant
Summary
A coloured engraving showing the costume worn by the actor Joly (1772-1839) in the role of Bertrand in La Belle au bois dormant, a 'Féerie Vaudeville' at the Théâtre Vaudeville.

Below the image is a quote from the play:
Air: de Doche
"Mon Galoubet (bis)
Pour mettre la jeunesse en dance;
A fredonner est toujours pret;
Mais, drès qu'ure vielle s'avance,
Elle arrête, par sa présence,
Mon Galoubet" (Acte I, Scène I)

La belle au bois dormant (Sleeping Beauty) is an 'opéra féerie' in three acts by Michele Carafa to a French libretto by François-Antonine-Eugène de Planard after the tale by Charles Perrault. It was first performed on 2 March 1825 at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris. The famous tenor Adolphe Nourrit created the role of the Prince. Choreography was by Pierre Gabriel Gardel, and set design by Pierre-Luc-Charles Cicéri.

An 'Opéra féerie' was a style of opera that became particularly popular in the 18th/19th century and was the name given to a genre of opera based on fairy tales, often involving magic. La belle au bois dormant (Sleeping Beauty, 1825) composed by Carafa and Cendrillon (Cinderella, 1810) composed by Nicolas Isouard are two notable examples of such works.

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 268. It is part of the Harry Beard Collection.
Collection
Accession number
S.1018-2010

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Record createdJune 17, 2010
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