Martin, Jean Baptiste, fl. 1748-1757.

Jean Baptiste Martin was a French costume designer. Few facts are known about him: he was the immediate successor of François Boucher at the Paris Opéra from July 1748 until 1757 or 1758... He designed costumes for opéras-ballets by Rameau and revivals of Lully and Charpentier. The Mercure reported, in July 1763, the appearance of Martin’s Collection de figures theatrales (20 colored engravings), ‘six years after he retired’. They portray Driade, Indienne, Incas, Hercule, Flore, Paysan, Paysanne, Suivante de Flore, Suivante de Zéphire, Zéphire, Africain, Apollon, Démon, Faune, Furie, Médée, Neptune, Paysan galant, Paysanne galante, and Thétis. The last ten were reworked to conform to the fashion 16 years later and, with six new designs (Chinois, Chinoise, Silphide, Silphe, Reine des sylphes, Vénus), were printed in Gallerie des modes et costumes français, dessinés d’après nature (1779). Martin’s work is said to have inspired many later designers. Source: Grove Music Online, 2010.

From the guide to the Jean Baptiste Martin costume design engravings, ca. 1763-1779., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

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