EditorialTextile, Petitpierre et Cie, (Nantes, France, 17701848), Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate, Two panels of cotton, plain cloth, printed in red, copper plate. Chinoiserie design inspired by an opera by Gretry 'panurge dans l'Isle...
EditorialFrench tenor opera singer Jean Elleviou (1769-1842) as Pierrot in the comic opera Le Tableau parlant by Andre Gretry at the Theatre Feydeau. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malo's Almanach des Spectacles par K. Y. Z, Chez Louis Janet, P...