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drawing of Brocard and Duval in La Naissance de Venus

Caricature Portrait Sketch
1826 (made)
Artist/Maker
Chalon, Alfred Edward (made by)
Place of origin
England (made)

Alfred Edward Chalon, watercolour and pen and ink drawing of Mlle Brocard as Venus and Melanie Duval as l'Amour in La Naissance de Venus, performed at the King's Theatre, 22 July 1826.


Object details

Categories
Theatre
Caricatures & Cartoons
Portraits
Drawings
Dance
Opera
Object type
Caricature portrait sketch
Titledrawing of Brocard and Duval in La Naissance de Venus (generic title)
Materials and techniques
watercolour and pen and ink
Watercolour
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Alfred Edward Chalon, drawing of Mlle Brocard as Venus and Melanie Duval as l'Amour in La Naissance de Venus at the King's Theatre, 1826.
Physical description
Alfred Edward Chalon, watercolour and pen and ink drawing of Mlle Brocard as Venus and Melanie Duval as l'Amour in La Naissance de Venus, performed at the King's Theatre, 22 July 1826.
Dimensions
  • Height: 32cm
  • Width: 19.7cm
Dimensions taken from Department of Prints and Drawings, Theatre Costume Design in the Victoria and Albert Museum Colour Microfiche, Emmett Microform, 1983.
Production
One of 100 assorted caricatures and sketches of opera, ballet and theatre performers, mostly made in London between 1820 and 1840.
Subjects depicted
Brocard Mlle
Duval, Melanie
Place depicted
His Majesty's Theatre, London
Association
His Majesty's Theatre
Bibliographic references
  • Department of Prints and Drawings, Theatre Costume Design in the Victoria and Albert Museum Colour Microfiche, Emmett Microform, 1983
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1924, published under the Authority of the Board of Education, London, 1926.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.946-1924

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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