File:Le Grand Opéra (The Grand Opéra) (BM 1965,0213.10).jpg
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editLe Grand Opéra (The Grand Opéra)
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Print made by: Eugène Delacroix
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| Title |
Le Grand Opéra (The Grand Opéra) |
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English: Satire on Vestris and the Grand Opéra; the aged dancer Marie-Auguste Vestris in classical tunic and wig adorned with flowers, takes a dance-like stride in the air using two long brooms as crutches (symbolising the Grand Opéra), while a small violonist standing on a barrel plays his violin in the background to left; published in 'Le Miroir', 26th July 1821
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| Depicted people | Representation of: Auguste Vestris | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 1821 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1965,0213.10 |
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For another impression of this print, see 1987,0516.34 and also 'Théâtre Italien' (19652-13-9 and 1987-5-16-35); the two were intended as pendants. In his heyday, Vestris was particularly admired for his light 'pirouettes' and 'voltiges'. In his late years, he braved public ridicule by appearing as Cupid or Zephyr, gaining the nickname of "Le Père L'Amour" and was caricatured in the French press. In Delacroix's print, he is portrayed as an invalid, his crutches symbolising the Grand Opéra (renamed Académie Royale de Musique in 1815), then on the decline, and with a worn-out repertory of operas in the classical tradition. For the analysis of the satire, see Nina Maria Athanassoglou-Kallmyer, 'Eugène Delacroix, Prints, Politics and Satire, 1814-1822', New Haven and London, 1991, pp. 82-83. |
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| Source/Photographer | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1965-0213-10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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© The Trustees of the British Museum, released as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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