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ARTIST: Louis-René Boquet (France, 1717-1814) (school of)

TITLE OF WORK: Miss Vestris as Turkish Sultana, 1st act (Mlle Vestris, Turquesse Sultane 1er acte)

TYPE OF WORK: Drawing, pen and wash, heightened with watercolor

DATE: 1763

DIMENSIONS: 15 x 23.50 cm

COMMENTS: For the tragedy "Skanderberg", costumes were inspied by the costumes of "Soliman II ou les Trois Sultanes" by Favart. Here Mademoiselle Vestris wears a costume similar to the one by Madame Favart in t

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: France

DANCE FORM: solo, ballet

KEYWORDS: costume