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Portraits d'Acteurs et d'Actrices dans differents roles

Portraits d'Acteurs et d'Actrices dans differents roles

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Portraits d'Acteurs et d'Actrices dans differents roles: [Portraits of Actors and Actresses in different roles]

by A. Colin and L. Marin

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About This Item

Rare complete set of 70 hand-coloured lithographic portraits of French actors and actresses on the Paris stage, circa 1825.

Also known as Collection de portraits des artistes des theatres de Paris.

Fine hand-coloured portraits of actors, opera singers and ballet dancers in costume of their famous roles by Alexandre-Marie Colin and Louis Marin-Lavigne, lithographed by F. Noel.

Artistes include actors Jean-Baptiste Firmin, Joseph-Isidore Samson, Jenny Vertpre and Mlle. Pauline, opera singers Louis Fereol, Louise Therese Lemonnier, Felicite Pradher, Adolphe Nourrit, Caroline Branchu and Mlle. Grassari, ballet dancers Marie Cheza, Louise Pierson and Zelie Molard, mime artist Charles-Francois Mazurier.

Condition: Original marble boards rebound into a portfolio with buckram spine, all 70 plates loose inside. Plates fine and vibrant with excellent handcolouring, a few with repairs.

Alexandre-Marie Colin (1798-1875) was a French painter of historical and genre subjects. Louis Stanislas Marin-Lavigne (1797-1860) was a French painter and lithographer.

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Bookseller
Florilegius JP (JP)
Bookseller's Inventory #
Flo138
Title
Portraits d'Acteurs et d'Actrices dans differents roles
Author
A. Colin and L. Marin
Illustrator
Alexandre-Marie Colin, Lavigne Marin
Format/Binding
Portfolio of original boards with buckram spine
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
None
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
F. Noel
Place of Publication
Paris
Date Published
1825
Size
Folio, 40 x 27cm
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
illustrated, theatre, stage, Colin, Marin, French, actor, actress, dancer, 19th century, Paris, stage
Bookseller catalogs
Theatre;

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Tokyo, Tokyo

About Florilegius

Tokyo-based bookseller specializing in European illustrated books from the 18th to 19th century, mainly botanical, zoological, costume and travel. Also Japanese ukiyo-e and woodblock botanicals, flower arrangement, etc.

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