File:François-Joseph Bélanger - Set design for Gluck's Alceste.jpg

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Set design for the 1776 première of the French version of Christoph Willibald Gluck's Alceste. Note Hercules in the left foreground, wearing the lionskin that traditionally marks him; He did not appear in the original Italian libretto, and only appears in Act III of the revised. 420 x 510 mm (artwork) ; 470 x 640 mm (full)

Pen, black and brown inks, bistre wash, black chalk.
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Source Gallica
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François-Joseph Bélanger  (1744–1818)  
 
Description French architect, decorator and drawer
student of Julien-David Le Roy (location: Académie Royale d'Architecture), student of Pierre Contant d'Ivry (location: Académie Royale d'Architecture)
Date of birth/death 12 April 1744  1 May 1818 
Location of birth/death Paris Paris
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Paris and its surroundings
Authority file
  • : Q327715
  • VIAF: 49256807
  • ISNI: 0000000083806755
  • ULAN: 500019469
  • LCCN: nr92001984
  • WGA: b/belanger
  • WorldCat
creator QS:P170,Q327715
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Adam Cuerden   
 
Description British
Image restorationist, composer, amateur photographer and artist, and Wikipedian
As Adam lives in Britain, which makes it incredibly easy to acquire copyright in his works, he grants, if needed, an irrevokable license to use this work however you see fit. He requests attribution where possible, and realises that "where possible" means that that request is not legally enforcable. Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:44, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
Date of birth 8 June 1979
Location of birth United States of America
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