Engravings based on the drawings of Johann Ludwig Wernhard Fäsch, 1769-1773 and undated.

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Engravings based on the drawings of Johann Ludwig Wernhard Fäsch, 1769-1773 and undated.

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This collection of engravings, based on the miniature drawings of Johann Ludwig Wernhard Fäsch, includes prints dated from 1769 to 1773, all published in London. Many appear to be from Robert Sayer and John Smith's Dramatic characters, or different portraits of the English stage. Other London firms involved in either printing or publishing include Marty, Laurie & Whittle, and Jefferys & Faden. Many engravings are hand-colored and some are in black ink only. Subjects of the engravings are actors and actresses in various roles from the Comédie-Française, Comédie-Italienne (Paris, France), and other companies, including theaters in London. Actors and actresses depicted include: Brizard, Mlle Dumesnil, Garrick, Lekain, Molé, Préville, and many others.

2 boxes (1 linear ft.)

eng,

fre,

Houghton Library

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Comédie-Française

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Lekain, Henri Louis Cain, 1728-1778

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Comédie-Italienne (Paris, France)

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Fäsch, Johann Ludwig Wernhard, approximately 1738-1778

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Fäsch was a Swiss painter, illustrator, miniaturist, and portraitist, born in Basel ca. 1738 and died in Paris in 1778. Fäsch studied law but soon became a painter. He later moved to Paris and also completed portraits in London. He was known under a number of names including: Jean Louis Fesch and Johann Ludwig Wernhard Faesch, as well as de Fesch, Foech, and Foesch. Fäsch is the first artist to be said with certainty to have drawn his subjects directly from actual performance. Fäsch's work was p...

Dumesnil, Mlle (Marie-Françoise), 1713-1803

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Molé, François René

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Préville, 1721-1799

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Brizard, 1721-1791

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Garrick, David, 1717-1779

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David Garrick was raised in Lichfield, England, and became a leading actor, playwright and theatrical producer in London. From 1747 to 1776, he was a partner in the Drury Lane Theatre. From the description of Papers, 1749-1778. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 85213417 David Garrick, English actor and playwright. Garrick frequently invested in land, and in 1756 he bought a large estate in Hendon, northwest of London. There is no evidence that Garrick ever lived at H...