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Portraits of actors in theatrical roles at the Comédie Française: Hector and Valère in Le Joueur by Regnard; and Mademoiselle Dumesnil as Athalie in Athalie by Racine by 
																	Johann Ludwig Wernhard Faesch

Johann Ludwig Wernhard Faesch

( Swiss, 1738 - 1778 )

Portraits of actors in theatrical roles at the Comédie Française: Hector and Valère in Le Joueur by Regnard; and Mademoiselle Dumesnil as Athalie in Athalie by Racine

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Materials:

bodycolor and gum Arabic, heightened with gold (ii) on vellum

Size Notes:

(i); (ii): 10.3 x 8.8 cm

Description:

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Markings:

inscribed 'HECTOR VALERE./ dans le Joueur' and 'ATHALIE' and 'Theatre Français/ [M]ad lle Dumesnil/ 1768' (on a piece of paper attached to the backing board)

Provenance:

with Agnew's, London, 1974 (with their labels and inventory numbers '39349' and '39351'); where acquired by the present owner

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