Malibran, Maria. (1808-1836)
Original Pen & Ink Drawing
Original sketch of the profile head of a male performer in pencil, sheet size 20 x 15.5cm (7.7 x 6.2 ins). Signed in ink lower right Mme Malibran, though 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. (11295)
Art/Sculpture Opera