Mme Levesque, Ambigu-Comique Actress - Original Lithograph, 1823-24

Original French lithograph of 1823-1824, a full-length portrait of Madame Levesque, actress at the Theatre de l'Ambigu-Comique in Paris, in her role as Milady Adermale in the melodrama Le Remords: a dark dress with a long embroidered train, long gloves and a feathered headdress, against a landscape background.

Drawn on the stone by F. Colin and printed at the lithographic press of Francisque Noel in Paris. Portraits of actors in character were a specialty of the new Parisian lithographic trade of the 1820s.

Medium: Lithograph
Artist / after: F. Colin
Lithographer / printer: Francisque Noel, Paris
Date: 1823-1824
Dimensions: 7.7 x 12.0 in (19.5 x 30.5 cm)
Condition: Laid down on paper. Damp staining in the background and in the margins, with uneven toning; the figure itself is well preserved