Beaumarchais / lith. de Delpech a Paris ; LM. – Historic Reproduction
![Beaumarchais / lith. de Delpech a Paris ; LM., [18--?] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/54/54983ee7ae8f-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Beaumarchais / lith. de Delpech a Paris ; LM. comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Beaumarchais / lith. de Delpech a Paris ; LM.
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Beaumarchais, the man named in this print's title, was a Paris watchmaker's son who became one of the most sought-after playwrights of late eighteenth-century France. His comedies *The Barber of Seville* and *The Marriage of Figaro* made him famous, and their sharp social satire put him at odds with the authorities. He was also a secret arms supplier who helped send weapons to the American colonies during the Revolutionary War. The print was made by a Paris lithographer named Delpech, and the process, which had spread through France in the early nineteenth century, allowed portraits like this one to circulate cheaply after the sitter's death in 1799.
| Created / published | [18--?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1800-1900.Lithographs 1800-1900. |
| Notes | John Davis Batchelder Collection. |
| Subjects | Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de,--1732-1799. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 925 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-170574 |
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