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Object Type
Museum number: 1866,0512.2955
Description: Costume design for Hermione in Racine's 'Andromaque': young woman standing in classical setting, wearing a white and yellow peplos and a blue himation, after Chéry; illustration to Levacher de Charnois' 'Recherches sur les costumes et sur les théâtres de toutes les nations tant anciennes que modernes' (Paris: Drouhin, 1790, 2 vols), volume 1, page 1. c.1790 Aquatint, printed in colour
Producer name: After: Philippe Chéry; Print made by: Pierre Michel Alix
School/style
Production date: 1790 (c.)
Materials
Technique: aquatint; colour
Dimensions: Height: 175 millimetres (cut); Width: 113 millimetres
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Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects: theatre/theatrical life; costume/clothing; classical mythology
Associated names: Representation of: Hermione; Illustration to: Jean Charles Le Vacher de Charnois; Associated with: Jean Racine
Associated titles: Associated Title: Recherches sur les costumes et sur les théâtres de toutes les nations tant anciennes que modernes; Associated Title: Andromaque
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1866
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1866,0512.2955

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