Portrait de Mademoiselle Mars, en 1830 (mademoiselle Boutet dite, 1779-1847), actrice à la Comédie française. D.5845, Marie-Éléonore Godefroid

Author(s): godefroy or godefroid, marie eléonore (paris, 20–06–1778 - paris, in 1849), designer production date: in 1830 type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts name(s): drawing dimensions - artwork: height: 56. 4cm width: 41. 2cm dimensions - museum assembly: height: 63 cm width: 47cm dimensions - museum master key: height: 65cm width: 50cm marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: signature of the performer - on the front of the drawing in the center right, signed and dated in pencil: "e. Godefroy 1830". \ pencil inscription inscription - on the front around the drawing, in pencil, signature attempts: "e", "godefroy" (repeated several times). \ pencil inscription inscription - on the back of the drawing at the top right, inscription in pencil: "melle mars / by melle godefroy". \ pencil inscription inscription - on the back of the drawing in the center left, inscription in pencil: "melle mars / melle godefroy". \ pencil inscription inventory number - on the front of the drawing at the bottom right, number in red ink: "i. E. D. 5845" \ inscription in ink inscription - on the front of the old montage (dismantled in 1996 and kept in the artist's file), inscription in brown ink and pen: "mlle mars-drawn by e. Godefroy in 1830. " \ inscription in ink iconographic description: portrait of mademmoiselle mars, in 1830 (mademoiselle boutet known as, 1779-1847), actress at the comédie française. Theater. Three-quarter right bust, jewelry (cross), muscovite hat. Historical commentary: an illustrious figure in the french comedy, miss mars will shine in comedy (célimène, philaminte) and in tragedy (the duchess of guise, desdemona, dona sol) through her art of "carving and embroidery. . . . Delicious garland of small pleasures" (b. Dussane, cited in cat. Exhibition carnavalet "palais royal", 1988). This drawing dated 1830 is related to the full-length portrait of ms. Mars painted by gérard (formerly kept in the louvre) probably with the help of ms. Godefroy, his collaborator. The bust of the actress is faithfully reproduced there, without the hands and without the decor. Several variants of gérard's portrait will also be engraved: bust without hands, with one hand, full length. (see carg portrait pc 128). Mode of acquisition: purchase date of acquisition: 01–06–1893 institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: d. 5845. Date: En 1830.