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French school Drawing 18th Portrait Ténor SAINT AUBIN three chalks Paris Opéra

1785

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French school of the 18th century Three pencils (pencil, red chalk, white chalk) on paper 27 x 18 cm (45 x 34 cm with frame) Inscription at bottom “Saint-Aubin de l’Académie de musique” Dated "1785" Augustin d'Herbez known as "Saint-Aubin" was a tenor and member of the Royal Academy of Music, the Paris Opera. Louis Philibert Augustin d'Herbez Saint-Aubin married Jeanne Charlotte Schroeder, a singer herself at the Paris Opera and who would become very famous under her husband's name. Augustin Saint-Aubin began in Lyon as an actor and in Paris from 1785 (the role of Atys, and that of Pylade in Gluck's Iphigénie in Tauride). A member of the Opéra-comique on rue Favart, he remained there until 1801.
  • Creation Year:
    1785
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.03 in (28 cm)Width: 6.7 in (17 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    45 x 34 cmPrice: $2,728
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  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
    1780-1789
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    PARIS, FR
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2524214134872
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