The Society Actor, France, 18th century. Noble thespian in costume of helmet, cloak and suit of armour for an amateur production at court. Le Comedien de Societe. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pierre-Nicolas-Frederic Grenan after an illustration by Theophile Fragonard, within a decorative cartouche by Anne Modave, from Augustin Challamel's Autrefois ou Le Bon Vieux Temps, Types de 18e Siecle, Challamel et Cie, 1842.

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