Design for Stage Set for the Second Act of Elisca or L'Habitante de Madagascar
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Design for Stage Set for the Second Act of Elisca or L'Habitante de Madagascar

TitleDesign for Stage Set for the Second Act of Elisca or L'Habitante de Madagascar
ArtistJean Thomas Thibault (French, 1757–1826)
Date1798 18th century
Mediumpen and black ink and watercolor
ClassificationDrawing
OriginFrance, late 18th Century France
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineDesign for Stage Set for the Second Act of Elisca or L'Habitante de Madagascar, 1798. Jean Thomas Thibault (French, 1757–1826), Charles Percier (French, 1764–1838), Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (French, 1762–1853). Pen and black ink and watercolor. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1978.80
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“Design for Stage Set for the Second Act of Elisca or L'Habitante de Madagascar” is a work by Jean Thomas Thibault (French, 1757–1826), dated 1798. It is executed in pen and black ink and watercolor and classified as drawing. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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