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Image: Frontispiece for Le Théâtre de la foire by Lesage vol1 1730 - Hearst 2004 p137

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Description: Frontispiece for Le théâtre de la foire by Le Sage and D'Orneval. The caption reads: "The Muse of Comedy [Thalia] brings together Poetry, Music, and Dance to form little entertainments under the name of Opéra Comique." On the balcony above the muses can be seen the commedia dell'arte stock characters Pierrot (leaning over the railing with his hat off), Harlequin (in characteristic motley costume and his leg raised), and other players. Scaramouche gestures toward a banner depicting a rope dancer and below him, an acrobat in a back bend.
Title: Frontispiece for Le Théâtre de la foire by Lesage vol1 1730 - Hearst 2004 p137
Credit: User scan of Heartz, Daniel; Rice, John A., editor (2004). From Garrick to Gluck: Essays on Opera in the Age of Enlightenment. New York: Pendragon. ISBN 9781576470817 (paperback). Reproduced from a copy of Le Sage; D'Orneval (1730). Le théâtre de la foire, vol. 1.
Author: Bernard Picart
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