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Ninas/Semiramis

Print
1772 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraved portrait showing Mr. le Kain as Ninias and Mademoiselle Duménil as Semiramis in a production of Semiramis by the writer François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), pen name, Voltaire, 1772. Harry Beard Collection.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleNinas/Semiramis (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving, printed ink on paper.
Brief description
Engraved portrait showing Mr. le Kain as Ninias and Mademoiselle Duménil as Semiramis in a production of Semiramis by the writer François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), pen name, Voltaire, 1772. Harry Beard Collection
Physical description
Engraved portrait showing Mr. le Kain as Ninias and Mademoiselle Duménil as Semiramis in a production of Semiramis by the writer François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), pen name, Voltaire, 1772.
Dimensions
  • Print height: 9.3cm
  • Print width: 14.4cm
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceSemiramis
Summary
Engraved portrait showing Mr. le Kain as Ninias and Mademoiselle Duménil as Semiramis in a production of Semiramis by the writer François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), pen name, Voltaire, 1772. Harry Beard Collection.
Other number
Collection
Accession number
S.2818-2013

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Record createdJuly 1, 2013
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