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JEAN-BAPTISTE STOUF. The Composer André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741-1813)

The Composer André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741-1813). Artist: Jean-Baptiste Stouf (Belgian (active France), Paris 1742-1826 Charenton-le-Pont, France). Culture: French, Paris. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 67 1/4 x 36 1/4 x 30 5/8 in. (170.8 x 92.1 x 77.8 cm). Date: 1804-8. Commissioned in 1804 by the Comte de Livry and placed in the Opéra Comique in 1809, where it remained until 1887. Incised on the column are the names of forty-one of the sixty-odd operas composed by Grétry for the Opéra-Comique and the Académie de Musique. The informality of Grétry's costume and pose links this work to 18th century depictions of men of inspiration and genius, such as Handel's Roubiliac.
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The Composer André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741-1813)
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The Composer André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741-1813). Artist: Jean-Baptiste Stouf (Belgian (active France), Paris 1742-1826 Charenton-le-Pont, France). Culture: French, Paris. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 67 1/4 x 36 1/4 x 30 5/8 in. (170.8 x 92.1 x 77.8 cm). Date: 1804-8. Commissioned in 1804 by the Comte de Livry and placed in the Opéra Comique in 1809, where it remained until 1887. Incised on the column are the names of forty-one of the sixty-odd operas composed by Grétry for the Opéra-Comique and the Académie de Musique. The informality of Grétry's costume and pose links this work to 18th century depictions of men of inspiration and genius, such as Handel's Roubiliac.
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Marble
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
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Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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3149 x 4264 px | 38.4 MB
Print size:
26.7 x 36.1 cm | 10.5 x 14.2 in (300 dpi)
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