Costume design for a soldier in an unidentified production at the court of Louis XIV
Maker and role
Artist: Jean Berain, French, 1640-1711
Year
ca. 1682
Object detail
Media/Materials
Ink and watercolor on paper
Measurements
11 1/4 x 7 1/8in (28.6 x 18.1cm)
Credit line
Gift of The Tobin Endowment
Accession number
TL2004.74.3
Object type
Department
Location
Further information
As chief designer of the French court, Berain created the elaborate allegorical settings and costumes expected in opera, a new theatrical genre incoporating drama and ballet.
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