Alexandre Marie Colin Collection

Self-portrait, c1819. Creator: Colin, Alexandre-Marie (1798-1875)
Self-portrait, c1819. Private Collection

Madame Bras as Dame Catherine in La Dame les Belles Cousines by Louis Charles Achille d'Artois
FLO4607143 Madame Bras as Dame Catherine in La Dame les Belles Cousines by Louis Charles Achille d'Artois, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Miss Anne Dussert as the Duchesse de Metz in La Dame des Belles Cousines by Louis Charles Achille d'Artois
FLO4607131 Miss Anne Dussert as the Duchesse de Metz in La Dame des Belles Cousines by Louis Charles Achille d'Artois, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Therigny and Lepreux in Le Lepreux de la Vallee d'Aoste by Aubigny
FLO4607119 Therigny and Lepreux in Le Lepreux de la Vallee d'Aoste by Aubigny, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1822. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Charles Gabriel Potier as Jacques in Le Conscrit by Antoine Simonnin and Ferdinand Laloue
FLO4607044 Charles Gabriel Potier as Jacques in Le Conscrit by Antoine Simonnin and Ferdinand Laloue, Theatre des Varietes, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

English tenor Adolphe Nourrit as the soldier Tarare in the opera Tarare by Antonio Salieri
FLO4606989 English tenor Adolphe Nourrit as the soldier Tarare in the opera Tarare by Antonio Salieri, Royal Academy of Music, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Soprano singer Madame Valere as Anna in the Romantic opera Robin des Bois by Carl Maria von Weber
FLO4606977 Soprano singer Madame Valere as Anna in the Romantic opera Robin des Bois by Carl Maria von Weber, Theatre Royal de l'Odeon, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Armand or Armand Benoit Roussel as Henri V in La Jeunesse de Henri V by Alexandre Duval
FLO4606796 Armand or Armand Benoit Roussel as Henri V in La Jeunesse de Henri V by Alexandre Duval, Theatre Francais, Handcoloured lithograph by F

The opera singer Louis Augustin Lemonnier and Henriquez in Le Muletier by Ferdinand Herold
FLO4606788 The opera singer Louis Augustin Lemonnier and Henriquez in Le Muletier by Ferdinand Herold, Theatre Royal de l'Opera Comique, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Miss Josephine Duchesnois as Alzire in Alzire by Voltaire
FLO4606750 Miss Josephine Duchesnois as Alzire in Alzire by Voltaire, Theatre Francais, 1813. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Charles Francois Grandin Grandville and Lisimon in Le Glorieux by Nericault Destouches
FLO4606852 Charles Francois Grandin Grandville and Lisimon in Le Glorieux by Nericault Destouches, Theatre Francais, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Claude Cartigny and Capitaine Coop in La Jeunesse de Henri V by Alexandre Duval
FLO4606732 Claude Cartigny and Capitaine Coop in La Jeunesse de Henri V by Alexandre Duval, Theatre Francais, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Marie-Therese Bourgouin and Roxelane in Les Trois Sultanes by Charles Simon Favart
FLO4606719 Marie-Therese Bourgouin and Roxelane in Les Trois Sultanes by Charles Simon Favart, Theatre Francais, 1803

Tenor singer Lafeuillade as Montfort in La Bergere Chatelaine by Daniel Auber
FLO4607050 Tenor singer Lafeuillade as Montfort in La Bergere Chatelaine by Daniel Auber, Theatre Royal de l'Opera Comique, 1820. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Actor Dominique Pitrot as Don Mendoze in La Parisienne en Espagne by Marc-Antoine Desaugiers
FLO4607033 Actor Dominique Pitrot as Don Mendoze in La Parisienne en Espagne by Marc-Antoine Desaugiers, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1822. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Miss Henrietta Charton as Leonore in Fiesque by Francois Ancelot
FLO4606962 Miss Henrietta Charton as Leonore in Fiesque by Francois Ancelot, Theatre Royal de l'Odeon, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Soprano opera singer Miss Grassari as Amazili in Fernand Cortez by Gaspare Spontini
FLO4606934 Soprano opera singer Miss Grassari as Amazili in Fernand Cortez by Gaspare Spontini, Royal Academy of Music. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Charlotte Tousez as Baronne de Vieuxbois in La Faume Agnes by Nericault Destouches
FLO4606722 Charlotte Tousez as Baronne de Vieuxbois in La Faume Agnes by Nericault Destouches, Theatre Francais, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Nicolas Anselme Baptiste as Capitaine in Les Deux Freres by Kotzebue
FLO4606685 Nicolas Anselme Baptiste as Capitaine in Les Deux Freres by Kotzebue, Theatre Francais, 1802. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Tenor opera singer Louis Fereol as Charlot in Le Solitaire by Michele Carafa
FLO4606769 Tenor opera singer Louis Fereol as Charlot in Le Solitaire by Michele Carafa, Theatre Royal de l'Opera Comique, 1822. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Actor Pierre Marie Nicolas Michelot as the Comte Almaviva in Le Barbier de Seville by Pierre Beaumarchais
FLO4606739 Actor Pierre Marie Nicolas Michelot as the Comte Almaviva in Le Barbier de Seville by Pierre Beaumarchais, Theatre Francais. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Mezzo-soprano singer Madame Marie-Julie Boulanger as Zerbine in Le Muletier by Ferdinand Herold
FLO4607065 Mezzo-soprano singer Madame Marie-Julie Boulanger as Zerbine in Le Muletier by Ferdinand Herold, Theatre Royal de l'Opera Comique, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Miss Pauline as Jeanny in the vaudeville piece Trilby by Theaulon
FLO4607042 Miss Pauline as Jeanny in the vaudeville piece Trilby by Theaulon, Lafontaine and Jouslin, Theatre des Varietes, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

English tenor singer Adolphe Nourrit as Alamede in Ipsiboe by Rodolphe Kreutzer
FLO4606924 English tenor singer Adolphe Nourrit as Alamede in Ipsiboe by Rodolphe Kreutzer, Academy Royale de Musique, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Joseph David as Idamore in Le Paria by Casimir Delavigne
FLO4606898 Joseph David as Idamore in Le Paria by Casimir Delavigne, Theatre Royal de l'Odeon, 1821. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Tenor singer Lecomte as Almaviva in the opera Le Barbier de Seville by Gioachino Rossini
FLO4606889 Tenor singer Lecomte as Almaviva in the opera Le Barbier de Seville by Gioachino Rossini, Theatre Royal de l'Odeon, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Soprano opera singer Eulalie-Maria Desbrosses as La Mere Germaine in La Journee aux Avantures by Etienne Mehul
FLO4606872 Soprano opera singer Eulalie-Maria Desbrosses as La Mere Germaine in La Journee aux Avantures by Etienne Mehul, Theatre Royal de l'Opera Comique, 1816. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Felicite Desmousseaux as Roscius in the tragedy Sylla by Victor Joseph Etienne de Jouy
FLO4606757 Felicite Desmousseaux as Roscius in the tragedy Sylla by Victor Joseph Etienne de Jouy, Theatre Francais, 1826. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Raffile as Michau in Coelina by Rene Charles Guilbert de Pixerecourt
FLO4606736 Raffile as Michau in Coelina by Rene Charles Guilbert de Pixerecourt, Ambigu Comique, 1801. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Miss Rose Dupuis as Madame Dorval in La Mere Rivale by Casimir Bonjour
FLO4606892 Miss Rose Dupuis as Madame Dorval in La Mere Rivale by Casimir Bonjour, Theatre Francais. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Francois Philippe and Salvator in Les Freres Invisibles by Anne-Honore-Joseph Duveyrier and Eugene Scribe
FLO4606874 Francois Philippe and Salvator in Les Freres Invisibles by Anne-Honore-Joseph Duveyrier and Eugene Scribe, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1819. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Madame Marie Jacqueline Levesque as Milady Adermale in Remorse
FLO4606766 Madame Marie Jacqueline Levesque as Milady Adermale in Remorse, Le Remords, Ambigu Comique, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Pierre Lafon and Dom Pedre in Pierre de Portugal
FLO4606741 Pierre Lafon and Dom Pedre in Pierre de Portugal, by Lucien Arnault, Theatre Francais, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Miss Eleonore as Floretta in Le Belvedere by Rene Charles Guilbert de Pixerecourt
FLO4606707 Miss Eleonore as Floretta in Le Belvedere by Rene Charles Guilbert de Pixerecourt, Ambigu Comique, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Jenny Vertpre or Madame Pierre Carmouche as Michelette in La Servante Justifiee by Brazier
FLO4607009 Jenny Vertpre or Madame Pierre Carmouche as Michelette in La Servante Justifiee by Brazier, Carmouche, Theatre des Varietes, 1822. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Opera singer Madame Letellier as Nancy in the Romantic opera Robin des Bois by Carl Maria von Weber
FLO4606993 Opera singer Madame Letellier as Nancy in the Romantic opera Robin des Bois by Carl Maria von Weber, Theatre Royal de l'Odeon, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Baritone opera singer Henri Bernard Dabadie as Telasco in Fernand Cortez by Gaspare Spontini
FLO4606973 Baritone opera singer Henri Bernard Dabadie as Telasco in Fernand Cortez by Gaspare Spontini, Royal Academy of Music. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Contralto singer Madame Montano as Rosine in the opera Le Barbier de Seville by Gioachino Rossini
FLO4606959 Contralto singer Madame Montano as Rosine in the opera Le Barbier de Seville by Gioachino Rossini, Theatre Royal de l'Odeon, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

English soprano opera singer Caroline Branchu as Dido
FLO4606955 English soprano opera singer Caroline Branchu as Dido, Queen of Carthage, in Didon by Nicolo Piccinni, Royal Academy of Music, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Soprano opera singer Madame Louise Therese Lemonnier as Elisabeth in Leicester by Daniel Auber
FLO4606782 Soprano opera singer Madame Louise Therese Lemonnier as Elisabeth in Leicester by Daniel Auber, Theatre Royal de l'Opera Comique, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Tenor singer Louis-Auguste Huet as Calife in the comic opera Le Calife de Baghdad by Francois Adrien Boieldieu
FLO4607088 Tenor singer Louis-Auguste Huet as Calife in the comic opera Le Calife de Baghdad by Francois Adrien Boieldieu, Theatre Royal de l'Opera Comique, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

English actor Lepeintre as Birbeth in the vaudeville piece Trilby by Theaulon
FLO4607051 English actor Lepeintre as Birbeth in the vaudeville piece Trilby by Theaulon, Lafontaine and Jouslin, Theatre des Varietes, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Charles-Edme Vernet and Dominique in La Famille du Porter d'Eau by Allarde
FLO4607025 Charles-Edme Vernet and Dominique in La Famille du Porter d'Eau by Allarde, Gabriel de Lurieu, Theatre des Varietes, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

English actor Joseph-Isidore Samson as the barber Figaro in the opera Le Barbier de Seville by Gioachino Rossini
FLO4606998 English actor Joseph-Isidore Samson as the barber Figaro in the opera Le Barbier de Seville by Gioachino Rossini, Theatre Royal de l'Odeon, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Opera singer Valere as Richard in the Romantic opera Robin des Bois by Carl Maria von Weber
FLO4606980 Opera singer Valere as Richard in the Romantic opera Robin des Bois by Carl Maria von Weber, Theatre Royal de l'Odeon, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Miss Anais or Anais-Pauline-Nathalie Aubert as Misael in Les Macchabees by Alexandre Guiraud
FLO4606918 Miss Anais or Anais-Pauline-Nathalie Aubert as Misael in Les Macchabees by Alexandre Guiraud, Theatre Royal de l'Odeon, 1822. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Claude Louis Monrose Sr. as Mascarille in L'Etourdi or The Mister by Moliere
FLO4606727 Claude Louis Monrose Sr. as Mascarille in L'Etourdi or The Mister by Moliere, Theatre Francais, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

La République, esquisse pour le concours de 1848, 1848. Creator: Alexandre-Marie Colin
La Republique, esquisse pour le concours de 1848, 1848. Personification of the French Republic

Coronation of Marie de Medici, May 13, 1610, c1835

Madame Colin de profil, c1830. Creator: Alexandre-Marie Colin
Madame Colin de profil, c1830

Héloïse Colin dessinant dans la campagne nîmoise, 1836. Creator: Alexandre-Marie Colin
Heloise Colin dessinant dans la campagne nimoise, 1836

Portrait de Jean-Georges Farcy (1800-1830), litterateur, tue le 29 juillet 1830, lors de la prise des Tuileries, 1830

Portrait de Jean-Georges Farcy (1800-1830), litterateur, 1829

Marie Dorval or Madame Allan Dorval as Queen Elisabeth in Le Chateau de Kenilworth by Jean-Baptiste Blache
FLO4606831 Marie Dorval or Madame Allan Dorval as Queen Elisabeth in Le Chateau de Kenilworth by Jean-Baptiste Blache and Henri Lemaire, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1822

Jean-Baptiste Fontenay and Martin in Le Poor Diable by Balisson and Dumersan
FLO4607110 Jean-Baptiste Fontenay and Martin in Le Poor Diable by Balisson and Dumersan, Theatre du Vaudeville. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Francois Joseph Talma as Nero in Britannicus by Jean Racine
FLO4606841 Francois Joseph Talma as Nero in Britannicus by Jean Racine, Theatre Francais, 1817

Actress Mademoiselle Minette or Jeanne-Marie-Francoise Menestrier as Francoise in Nicolas Remi by Sewrin
FLO4607094 Actress Mademoiselle Minette or Jeanne-Marie-Francoise Menestrier as Francoise in Nicolas Remi by Sewrin, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Dancer Miss Zelie Molard and Louise in Le Deserteur by Francois-Alexis Blache Jr
FLO4607089 Dancer Miss Zelie Molard and Louise in Le Deserteur by Francois-Alexis Blache Jr. choreographed by Dauberval, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Jean-Bernard Joanny and Manlius in Manlius Torquatus by Marie-Catherine Desjardins
FLO4606897 Jean-Bernard Joanny and Manlius in Manlius Torquatus by Marie-Catherine Desjardins, Theatre Royal de l Odeon. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Dancer and actress Miss Emilie Leverd as Celimene in Le Misanthrope by Moliere
FLO4606861 Dancer and actress Miss Emilie Leverd as Celimene in Le Misanthrope by Moliere, Theatre Francais, 1808. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Paulin Menier as Almanzor in Abenhamet by Anne-Honore-Joseph Duveyrier
FLO4606718 Paulin Menier as Almanzor in Abenhamet by Anne-Honore-Joseph Duveyrier, music by Adrien Quaisain, Ambigu Comique, 1815. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Miss Anne Demerson as Liselle in Le Mari et l Amant by Jean-Claude Vial
FLO4606745 Miss Anne Demerson as Liselle in Le Mari et l Amant by Jean-Claude Vial, Theatre Francais, 1821. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Girodet and His Students, ca. 1817. Creator: Alexandre-Marie Colin
Girodet and His Students, ca. 1817

Une Nautch; from Twenty four Plates Illustrative of Hindoo and European Manners in Bengal, 1832

Bayees or Dancing Boys; from Twenty four Plates Illustrative of Hindoo and European Manners in Bengal, 1832

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Alexandre-Marie Colin was a renowned French artist known for his exquisite illustrations of actors and dancers in the early 19th century. His handcoloured lithographs captured the beauty and grace of performers, bringing their characters to life on paper. One of his notable works features Ballerina Miss Marie Cheza as Jenny in the ballet-pantomime "Jenny" by Jean-Louis Aumer. The lithograph showcases Cheza's elegance and poise, highlighting her talent as a dancer. In another lithograph, Colin portrays Marie Dorval or Madame Allan Dorval as Queen Elisabeth in "Le Chateau de Kenilworth" by Jean-Baptiste Blache and Henri Lemaire. The vibrant colors bring out the regal aura of Dorval's character, captivating audiences with her powerful stage presence. Colin also depicted actor Jean-Baptiste Firmin as Faustus in the tragedy "Sylla" by Victor Joseph Etienne de Jouy. Through intricate details and shading techniques, he captures Firmin's intensity and dramatic expression, perfectly embodying the tormented character. Another fascinating piece showcases Jean-Baptiste Fontenay and Martin in "Le Poor Diable" by Balisson and Dumersan at Theatre du Vaudeville. Colin's skillful use of color adds depth to their comedic roles, evoking laughter from those who view this delightful lithograph. Francois Joseph Talma takes center stage as Nero in Racine's "Britannicus, " immortalized through Eugene Delacroix's painting reproduced into a lithograph. Talma exudes power and authority while portraying this historical figure with great conviction. Jean Audeville Fresnoy shines brightly as Menzicoff in La Famille de Menzicoff at Ambigu Comique. Colin masterfully captures Fresnoy's charisma on stage through meticulous attention to detail, making him come alive within this artwork.