Malibran, Maria. (1808-1836)
Original Pen & Ink Drawing
Original large and detailed pen and ink sketch depicting one male and four female figures in costume. Sheet size 21.5 x 32.2cm (8.5 x 12.75ins). Signed Mme Malibran, though probably not in the hand of the singer.Maria Malibran, creator of Donizetti's Maria Stuarda and works by Bellini and Mendelssohn, was one of the most celebrated singers in history, whose early death at the age of 28 contributed to her status as a figure of legend. As the Comtesse de Merlin recounts in her 1838 memoir of the singer, Malibran would often pass the time during rehearsals either drawing sketches and caricatures or jotting down songs. (11207)
Art/Sculpture Opera