Bust of Angelique d'Hannetaire

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Bust of Angelique d'Hannetaire (1749-1822), made by Gilles-Lambert Godecharle (1750-1835). The Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium (Brussels, Belgium). Made with Capturing Reality.

Angelique D'Hannetaire, was a French actress and opera singer. She was the daughter of the actor and director D'Hannetaire and his wife, the actor Marguerite Hue. Angelique made her debut at the Theatre de la Monnaie aged 12 in La Servante maitresse by Pierre Baurans, after the work by Pergolesi, beside Alexandre Bultos (like her, a student of Ignaz Vitzthumb, music-master of the Theatre de la Monnaie). She was active at the Monnaie from 1766 until 1775. She often performed the role of heroine in romantic parts, and she also acted as a singer in opera buffa.

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