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Mademoiselle Marie-Jeanne Fesch Chevallier

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Mlle. Marie-Jeanne Fesch Chevallier (Paris 1722 - after 1789 Paris) was a famous French opera singer. She made her debut with the Paris Royal Opera in 1741 starring as Cybèle in Lully's Atys, and she retired from the stage in 1761 after collaborating with Boquet for her costume in Lully's Armide. This drawing is close in style to drawings by Boquet preserved in the Bibliothèque de l'Opéra, Paris.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mademoiselle Marie-Jeanne Fesch Chevallier
  • Artist: Louis René Boquet (French, 1717–1814)
  • Medium: Black chalk with watercolor, inscriptions in pen and ink
  • Dimensions: 14 x 18 3/8 in. (35.5 x 46.7 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, 1966
  • Object Number: 66.91
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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