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Portrait of the Actress Léontine Fay

  • lithography, paper
  • Inv. 2013-ZG

Public Domain

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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
Baissey 1792 - Brussels 1861
lithographersAAT

Jean Baptiste Madou RKD
Brussels 1796 - Saint-Josse-ten-Noode 1877
after

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
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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