This monographic essay provides a presentation of the work of the Swiss miniaturist Jean Louis Faesch (1738/9-1778), and it especially focuses on sets of engraved miniature portraits of actors published in Paris and in London from 1765 onward. The various chapters deal with main themes relevant to the presentation of Faesch’s work: 1. Whirsker and/or Faesch: on the dual attribution of the vignettes; 2. Faesch and His Work between 1765 and 1778; 3. The Eighteenth-Century Printed Editions; 4. Delineavit ad vivum: on Faesch’s technique and the collections of miniatures; 5. The Vieil Amateur’s Collection: on the subsequent editions of the vignettes; 6. The Nineteenth-Century Printed Editions; 7. The Album in the Harvard University Theatre Collection. Chapters 3 and 6 contain the bibliographical data regarding the printed books and the lists of Faesch’s vignettes included in them.
The Miniatures of Jean Louis Faesch and Their Printed Versions: A Theatrical Paper Museum
ALIVERTI, MARIA INES RENATA
2011-01-01
Abstract
This monographic essay provides a presentation of the work of the Swiss miniaturist Jean Louis Faesch (1738/9-1778), and it especially focuses on sets of engraved miniature portraits of actors published in Paris and in London from 1765 onward. The various chapters deal with main themes relevant to the presentation of Faesch’s work: 1. Whirsker and/or Faesch: on the dual attribution of the vignettes; 2. Faesch and His Work between 1765 and 1778; 3. The Eighteenth-Century Printed Editions; 4. Delineavit ad vivum: on Faesch’s technique and the collections of miniatures; 5. The Vieil Amateur’s Collection: on the subsequent editions of the vignettes; 6. The Nineteenth-Century Printed Editions; 7. The Album in the Harvard University Theatre Collection. Chapters 3 and 6 contain the bibliographical data regarding the printed books and the lists of Faesch’s vignettes included in them.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
