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François-Joseph Talma (1763-1826)
(18th and 19th Centuries )
François-Joseph Talma (1788-1856) was a French tragic actor. He established the practice of appearing in historically accurate costume, not the contemporary dress of the day, and created a new method of declamation, reciting lines without undue exaggeration and in more moderate diction. Blacklisted due to his support of Napoleon, he established the Théâtre de la Republique.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam: 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.852