{"product_id":"14196-lully-jean-baptiste-lully-jean-louis-lambert-madeleine-autograph-receipt-of-wages-and-signed-document","title":"[Lully, Jean-Baptiste. (1632–1687)] Lully, Jean-Louis. (1667–1688) \u0026 Lambert, Madeleine. (1643–1720) Autograph Receipt of Wages and Signed Document","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eVery rare autograph document signed by the French composer and youngest son of Jean-Baptiste Lully, \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003ewho died at the age of 21 on December 23, 1688, having inherited his father's job as court composer to Louis XIV in 1687.  The document \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eacknowledging the receipt of his wages as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"\"\u003esurintendant et compositeur de la musique de la chambre du roi.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e 1 page, on vellum. Dated \u003c\/span\u003eJuly 8, 1688 \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e(signed \"Lully\"). \u003c\/span\u003e8.25 x 6.25 inches (20.8 x 15.8 cm)\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eTogether with a document signed by his mother, Madeleine Lambert, the widow of Jean-Baptiste Lully and daughter of composer Michel Lambert. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eAutograph document dated April 10, 1711, and signed by Lambert and two others, 1 p. 7.25 x 9.75 inches (18.5 x 25 cm).\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eSome light toning and staining to the documents, consistent with their age; overall well-preserved and in very good to fine condition. From the collection of Henry Prunières.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eThe youngest son of Jean-Baptiste Lully, Jean-Louis Lully was a proficient composer, although probably not any more accomplished than his brothers, Louis and Jean-Baptiste fils. He succeeded his father as \u003ci style=\"\"\u003esurintendant \u003c\/i\u003eand composer to the court after Lully's death, but only held the position for less than two years before his early death at age 21. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eMadeleine Lambert was the daughter of the composer Michel Lambert; she married J.-B. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"match\" style=\"\"\u003eLully\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e in 1662.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093542850719,"sku":"14196","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Lully_Jean-Louis_Autograph_Docs_14196a.jpg?v=1722188724","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/14196-lully-jean-baptiste-lully-jean-louis-lambert-madeleine-autograph-receipt-of-wages-and-signed-document","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}