A Concert at Cleopatra's, from "L'Illustration Européenne"

1890

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Egyptian-themed plays and operas were popular throughout the nineteenth century in Europe and North America. Jointly written by Émile Moreau and Victorien Sardou the play "Cléopâtre" premiered in late 1890 at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, Paris. Sarah Bernhardt, the celebrated actor, played the title role in the drama which adapted "Anthony and Cleopatra" by William Shakespeare. Brend'amour's print, published in the Belgian weekly newspaper "L'Illustration Européenne," focuses on a group of three female musicians, accompanied by a standing figure, and features one of the performance's many lavish stage sets.

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Title: A Concert at Cleopatra's, from "L'Illustration Européenne"
Series/Portfolio: L'Illustration Européenne
Engraver: Richard Brend'amour (German, Aachen 1831–1915 Düsseldorf)
Artist: After Antoine Calbet (French, Engayrac 1860–1944 Paris)
Date: 1890
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 14 5/16 × 9 15/16 in. (36.3 × 25.3 cm)
Image: 10 7/16 × 6 9/16 in. (26.5 × 16.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Donato Esposito, 2013
Object Number: 2013.609.22
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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