Author(s):
jolly (adrien jean baptiste muffat, known as) (le raincy, 20–10–1776 - lormes, 28–10–1839), designer
other title: la petite galerie dramatique, nº343. Date of production: between 1808 and 1832
type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 20. 2cm
width: 12. 5cm
dimensions - old assembly:
height: 50cm
width: 32. 5cm
dimensions - old master key:
height: 50cm
width: 32. 5cm
description:
belongs to a set of at least 447 drawings by the author for "la petite galerie dramatique", 19 of which are at the musée carnavalet, see: card00225, card01564 to card01569, card01572 to card01575, card01577, card01578 and card03960, card03968. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inventory number - on the front of the drawing, bottom right, handwritten in red ink: "i. E. D. 1572". \ inscription in ink
stamp - on the front of the drawing, bottom right, oval stamp in red ink: "ville / de / paris" (cf. Lugt suppl. 2012 c). \ inscription in ink
inscription concerning the model - on the front of the drawing, top right, handwritten in pen and brown ink: "brown/dark hair". \ inscription in ink
inscription concerning the model - on the front of the drawing, on the left, handwritten in caryon (very erased): "[. . . ] blanche". \ pencil inscription
inscription - on the front of the drawing, top left, handwritten in pen and brown ink: "343". \ inscription in ink
inscription concerning the title - on the front of the montage, at the bottom, manuscript in pen and black ink: "henry. Role of florval in / l'auberge isolated (vaudeville) engraved by martinet / (nº343)". \ inscription in ink
inscription concerning the model - on the front of the drawing, lower right, handwritten in pencil (very erased): "bottes / rouges". \ pencil inscription
iconographic description:
henry. Role of florval in l'auberge isolated (vaudeville). Character, portrait of an actor, of a theater actor. Historicizing stage costume. Plumed hat, frock coat with slit sleeves, buckled belt, cape, double buttonhole, boot with spurs, sword. Historical commentary:
the little dramatic gallery: series of 1636 drawn and engraved plates. Performance of actors in theater costume. Other artists contributed: bodin (card00126) and carle thévenin (card00127). Drawings by bodin were engraved by maleuvre. The numbers written on the drawings correspond to the serial numbers of the engravings. Some designs were reused in théâtre de marion du mersan. See also from the author, at the carnavalet museum, the engravings for "little actors of the grand théâtre" or "recueil des divers cris de paris", circa 1815. Acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 1572. Date: Entre 1808 et 1832.
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