Louise, Jeanne, Léontine Fay known as Léontine Fay then Mme Volnys (Toulouse 1810 - Nice 1876) was a French actress. She excelled especially in comedy and vaudeville. As a child starlet, she enjoyed great success at the Théâtre du Gymnase in 1820 with her role in Eugène Scribe's play Le mariage enfantin.
| Artist |
Jean Baptiste Ambroise Marcellin Jobard
RKD
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Jean Baptiste Madou
RKD
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| Title | Portrait of the Actress Léontine Fay |
| Period | 19th century |
| Medium and support | lithography AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Léontine Fay, / dans le rôle de la petite Soeur. |
| inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: Madou del: | |
| inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Lith: de Jobard | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
lithographs
AAT
reproductive prints AAT |
| Inventory number | 2013-ZG |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-ZG |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8465/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300189808
figures (representations)
AAT
300015637 portraits AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A72
female sex; woman
Iconclass
31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass 31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 48C8312 portrait of actor, actress Iconclass 48C8522 actress (on the stage) Iconclass 61BB2 historical persons - BB - woman Iconclass 61BB2(LÉONTINE FAY) historical person (LÉONTINE FAY) - BB - woman Iconclass |
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