A coloured engraving showing the comédien Léonard Lesage (1759 - 1834) as Bedour and Visintini as Zédir in La Clochette, an 'Opéra-Comique' as performed at the Théâtre Français. Harry Beard Collection.

This full length coloured engraving shows two actors, both dressed in costumes inspired by traditional Chinese dress. Both have shaved heads (though one wears a red and yellow striped hat) and long black moustaches. The man on the left is dressed in a long dark blue tunic trimmed and lined in deep green, which is belted at hip level. This is worn over a white tunic decorated with motifs in blue, red and yellow, and stops at the ankle revealing a pair of dark blue slippers with curled toes. The man on the right is dressed in a tunic of a similar shape (wide sleeved and reaching to knee level), his is a deep red trimmed with green and is worn over a pale yellow tunic which reaches to the ground. The two men are facing forwards but their heads are turned to the centre as they regard one another.

Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard

A coloured engraving showing the comédien Léonard Lesage (1759-1834) as Bedour and Visintini as Zédir in La Clochette, an 'Opéra-Comique' as performed at the Théâtre Français.

Below the image is a section from the play:
"BEDOUR: Je ne m'étonne plus des belles actions de vet Azolin que lui faloit-il pour avoir des Vertus, et du Courage? un Coup de Clochette!
ZÉDIR: Sonnez mon Prince"

La clochette ou Le diable page, described as an 'opéra féeris en trois actes et prose', premiered in Paris in 1817. It was composed by Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold (1791-1833) with a libretto by Theaulon de Lambert, (1787-1841).

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 452. It is part of the Harry Beard Collection.

S.1040-2010