M. Chartreau, Orpheus Theatre Decor Design, 1870

A watercolour with grotesque character painted in 1870 by M. Chartreau to be used for a charade at the Hôtel des Bains at St. Honoré-Les-Bains, as mentioned by a handwritten label on the back:

"Peint en mois d'aout 1870 à St. Honoré-Les-Bains par M. Chartreau pour servir de décor a une charade 'Orphée' dans le salon de l'hôtel des Bains."

Signed at a later date by the autor '1897, 27 Years later, Chartreau'

56 x 44 cm

Paper damaged in various places.