Comedie Francaise Collection

Poster advertising of 'La Voix Humaine', 1930 (litho)
CHT204485 Poster advertising of 'La Voix Humaine', 1930 (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poster advertising the performance of 'La Voix Humaine', by Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)

Portrait of Gustave Worms (b. 1836), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise from 1858 to 1900
JEB4839295 Portrait of Gustave Worms (b. 1836), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise from 1858 to 1900. Photography late 19th century.; (add.info.: Portrait of Gustave Worms (b)

Portrait of Loys Amel Matrat (Louise Claudine Proutaut dit) (b. 1859), French comedian
JEB4838499 Portrait of Loys Amel Matrat (Louise Claudine Proutaut dit) (b. 1859), French comedian and member of the Comedie Francaise from 1880 to 1910

Portrait of Lafontaine (Henry Lafontaine, dit) (1824-1898), French comedian and playwright
JEB4838194 Portrait of Lafontaine (Henry Lafontaine, dit) (1824-1898), French comedian and playwright, member of the Comedie Francaise

Portrait of Charles Gustave Auguste le Bargy (1858-1936), French comedian, actor and director
JEB4837881 Portrait of Charles Gustave Auguste le Bargy (1858-1936), French comedian, actor and director, member of the Comedie Francaise

Portrait of Eugene Charles Joseph Silvain (1851-1930), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise
JEB4837791 Portrait of Eugene Charles Joseph Silvain (1851-1930), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise. Photography late 19th century.; (add.info)

Portrait of Suzanne Reichenberg (1853-1924), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise
JEB4837721 Portrait of Suzanne Reichenberg (1853-1924), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise. Photography late 19th century.; (add.info.: Portrait of Suzanne Reichenberg (1853-1924)

Portrait of Frederic Febvre (1833-1916), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise
JEB4838075 Portrait of Frederic Febvre (1833-1916), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise. Photography late 19th century.; (add.info.: Portrait of Frederic Febvre (1833-1916)

Portrait of Paul Mounet (Jean Paul Sully dit) (1847-1922), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise
JEB4837991 Portrait of Paul Mounet (Jean Paul Sully dit) (1847-1922), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise. He was the brother of comedian Mounet Sully (1841-1916)

View of the Hall of Spectacle built by V. Louis at the Palais Royal (Comedie Francaise), inaugurated on 15/05/1790
ETI4396183 View of the Hall of Spectacle built by V. Louis at the Palais Royal (Comedie Francaise), inaugurated on 15/05/1790

Portrait of Louis Delaunay (1826-1903), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise. Photography late 19th century
JEB4838444 Portrait of Louis Delaunay (1826-1903), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise. Photography late 19th century.; (add.info.: Portrait of Louis Delaunay (1826-1903)

Portrait of Constant Poppy (known as Coquelin, 1841-1909), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise
JEB4838331 Portrait of Constant Poppy (known as Coquelin, 1841-1909), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise. He is photographed in the costume of Cyrano de Bergerac

Portrait of Caroline Segond Weber (Segond-Weber) (1867-1945), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise
JEB4837829 Portrait of Caroline Segond Weber (Segond-Weber) (1867-1945), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise

Portrait of Saint-Germain (Gilles de Saint Germain, dit) (1832-1899), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise
JEB4837731 Portrait of Saint-Germain (Gilles de Saint Germain, dit) (1832-1899), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise

Portrait of Louise Lara (1876-1952), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise. Photography late 19th century
JEB4838215 Portrait of Louise Lara (1876-1952), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise. Photography late 19th century.; (add.info.: Portrait of Louise Lara (1876-1952), French comedian

Portrait of Jeanne Granier (1852-1939), French comedian
JEB4838148 Portrait of Jeanne Granier (1852-1939), French comedian.; (add.info.: Portrait of Jeanne Granier (1852-1939), French comedian.); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023.

Portrait of Leon Marais (1853-1891); French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise. Photography late 19th century
JEB4837944 Portrait of Leon Marais (1853-1891); French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise. Photography late 19th century.; (add.info.: Portrait of Leon Marais (1853-1891); French comedian

Portrait of Marie Anne Leconte (b. 1875), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise from 1897 to 1923
JEB4837893 Portrait of Marie Anne Leconte (b. 1875), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise from 1897 to 1923. Photography late 19th century.; (add.info.: Portrait of Marie Anne Leconte (b)

Portrait of Blanche Baretta (Barreta) Worms (b. 1855), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise from 1875 to
JEB4838620 Portrait of Blanche Baretta (Barreta) Worms (b. 1855), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise from 1875 to 1901

Portrait of Pierre Berton (1842-1912), French comedian and playwright, member of the Comedie Francaise
JEB4838602 Portrait of Pierre Berton (1842-1912), French comedian and playwright, member of the Comedie Francaise. Photography late 19th century.; (add.info.: Portrait of Pierre Berton (1842-1912)

Portrait of Julia Bartet (Jeanne Julie Regnault dit) (1854-1941), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise
JEB4838478 Portrait of Julia Bartet (Jeanne Julie Regnault dit) (1854-1941), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise

Portrait of Edmond Got (1822-1901), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise. Photography late 19th century
JEB4838243 Portrait of Edmond Got (1822-1901), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise. Photography late 19th century.; (add.info.: Portrait of Edmond Got (1822-1901), French comedian

Portrait of Jean Sully Mounet dit Mounet Sully (Mounet-Sully) (1841-1916), French comedian
JEB4838008 Portrait of Jean Sully Mounet dit Mounet Sully (Mounet-Sully) (1841-1916), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise

Alexandre Dumas reading a play to the artists of the Comedie Francaise, London (b/w photo)
8631625 Alexandre Dumas reading a play to the artists of the Comedie Francaise, London (b/w photo) by English photographer

Portrait of Albert-Lambert (Raphael Albert Lambert, dit) (1865-1941), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise
JEB4838175 Portrait of Albert-Lambert (Raphael Albert Lambert, dit) (1865-1941), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise

Portrait of Emilie Broisat (1848-1929), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise from 1877 to 1894
JEB4838302 Portrait of Emilie Broisat (1848-1929), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise from 1877 to 1894. Photography late 19th century.; (add.info)

Portrait of Raphael Duflos (1858-1946), French actor and comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise
JEB4838377 Portrait of Raphael Duflos (1858-1946), French actor and comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise. Photography late 19th century.; (add.info.: Portrait of Raphael Duflos (1858-1946)

Portrait of Maurice de Feraudy (1859-1932), French actor and comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise
JEB4838166 Portrait of Maurice de Feraudy (1859-1932), French actor and comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise. Photography late 19th century.; (add.info)

Portrait of Jane Hading (nee Jeanne Alfredine Trefouret, 1859 - 1933), French comedian
JEB4838124 Portrait of Jane Hading (nee Jeanne Alfredine Trefouret, 1859 - 1933), French comedian, member of the Comedie Francaise

The Barber of Seville, play by Pierre Beaumarchais, 1766 (poster)
3434580 The Barber of Seville, play by Pierre Beaumarchais, 1766 (poster); (add.info.: Litterature. Theatre. Literature. Theatre. The Barber of Seville, play by Pierre Beaumarchais)

Madame Vestris as Électre in a Tragedy by Prosper Jolyot Crébillon, 1778. Creator: Lenoir, Simon Bernard (1729-1791)
Madame Vestris as Electre in a Tragedy by Prosper Jolyot Crebillon, 1778. Found in the collection of the Comedie Francaise, Paris

Les reines des théâtres du boulevard... 1858. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les reines des theatres du boulevard... 1858. Les reines des theatres du boulevard sommees d'avoir a se rendre dans le plus bref delai au theatre francais

Le Théâtre français réduit...à se servir... 1858. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le Theatre francais reduit...a se servir... 1858. Le Theatre francais reduit, par suite de la disette des reines de tragedies, a se servir d'une reine-mannequin

Vue du Théâtre Français, 1817-1824. Creator: Courvoisier-Voisin, Henri (1757-1830)
Vue du Theatre Francais, 1817-1824. Private Collection

Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), 1897. Creator: Clairin, Georges (1843-1919)
Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), 1897. Found in the collection of the Comedie Francaise, Paris

Mademoiselle Duclos (Marie-Anne de Châteauneuf, 1670-1748, dite), sociétaire de... c1700. Creator: Alexis Grimou
Mademoiselle Duclos (Marie-Anne de Chateauneuf, 1670-1748, dite), societaire de la Comedie Francaise, c1700

Portrait de Emile Dehelly (1871-1969), sociétaire de la Comédie-Française, dans le rôle... 1909
Portrait de Emile Dehelly (1871-1969), societaire de la Comedie-Francaise, dans le role d'Acaste du Misanthrope, 12-1909

Portrait de Cécile Sorel (1873-1966), sociétaire de la Comédie-Française, dans le rôle de la...1910
Portrait de Cecile Sorel (1873-1966), societaire de la Comedie-Francaise, dans le role de la comtesse du Mariage de Figaro, 07-1910

Théâtre Français, in or after 1756. Creator: Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin
Theatre Francais, in or after 1756

Portrait de Caroline Segond-Wéber (1867-1945), sociétaire de la Comédie-Française, dans... 1899
Portrait de Caroline Segond-Weber (1867-1945), societaire de la Comedie-Francaise, dans le role de Danielo de "La Reine Fiammette" de Catulle-Mendes, 1899

Portrait of the author Moliére (1622-1673), 1774. Creator: Beauvarlet, Jacques Firmin (1731-1797)
Portrait of the author Moliere (1622-1673), 1774. Private Collection

Portrait of the author Moliére (1622-1673), 1751. Creator: Anonymous
Portrait of the author Moliere (1622-1673), 1751. Private Collection

Portrait de Julia Bartet (1854-1941), sociétaire de la Comédie-Française dans le rôle de... 1884
Portrait de Julia Bartet (1854-1941), societaire de la Comedie-Francaise dans le role de Mlle du Vigean, 1884

Portrait du comédien Ernest Coquelin, dit Coquelin cadet (1848-1909), sociétaire de la... 1883
Portrait du comedien Ernest Coquelin, dit Ernest Alexandre Honore Coquelin (1848-1909), societaire de la Comedie-Francaise, 1883

Portrait of the author Moliére (1622-1673), 1700. Creator: Anonymous
Portrait of the author Moliere (1622-1673), 1700. Private Collection

Portrait of Charles Le Bargy (1858-1936), member of the Comédie-Française, in stage costume, c1887
Portrait of Charles Le Bargy (1858-1936), member of the Comedie-Francaise, in stage costume, c1887

Portrait de Gabrielle Robinne, sociétaire de la Comédie-Française, dans le rôle d'Elmire... c1913
Portrait de Gabrielle Robinne, societaire de la Comedie-Francaise, dans le role d'Elmire du "Tartuffe", c1913

Portrait de Georges Baillet, sociétaire de la Comédie-Française dans le rôle du Marquis, ... c1884
Portrait de Georges Baillet, societaire de la Comedie-Francaise dans le role du Marquis de la Moussaye dans "Mademoiselle du Vigean", c1884

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The Comédie-Française, a renowned institution in the world of theater, has been home to countless talented performers throughout its history. From Sada Yacco to La Belle Otero and Le Bargy, this iconic theater has witnessed the rise of many legendary actors and actresses. In 1863, a new foyer was unveiled at the Theatre Français, adorned with elegance and grandeur. A portrait of Mme. De R. , dressed in a cream crinoline dress with a purple mantle and bonnet embellished with a yellow ribbon, captured the essence of sophistication that permeated this prestigious establishment. Prosper Chabrol's masterpiece creation within this new foyer was an exquisite marble statue paying homage to Voltaire. This sculpture stood as a testament to the intellectual prowess celebrated by the Comédie-Française. Julia Bartet graced the stage during her time at the theater around 1890. In black and white photographs capturing her beauty and grace, she left an indelible mark on audiences who were captivated by her performances. Pierre Lafon also made his mark as Horace through engravings that showcased his talent for embodying complex characters on stage. His portrayal resonated deeply with spectators who marveled at his ability to bring stories to life. Françoise Marie Antoinette Saucerotte, better known as Melle Raucourt, became an engraving icon herself due to her exceptional acting skills. Her captivating presence on stage left audiences spellbound as they watched her effortlessly transform into various roles. Emile Augier's cartoon depicted him as a puppeteer in French comedy within "Les hommes d'aujourd'hui. " The drawing by Emile Cohl added humor while highlighting Augier's contribution to theatrical entertainment. A scene captured in black and white photography showcased moments filled with laughter and drama at the Comédie-Française. The audience's reactions mirrored the emotions evoked by the talented performers on stage.