1750
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Adrienne Le Couvreur is a 1750 by Pierre Drevet, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows the French actress Adrienne Le Couvreur in a role. She plays Cornelia in a play first staged in 1642. The print copies an earlier painting by Antoine Coypel. Her pose and expression suggest the tragic moment on stage. The print was made in the 1700s, long after her death. It comes from a famous collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Look up Antoine Coypel to see the portrait it was copied from.
The print by Pierre Drevet portrays the French actress Adrienne Le Couvreur in a half-length portrait adapted from an original painting by Antoine Coypel. It shows her in the role of Cornelia from Pierre Corneille’s tragic drama *The Death of Pompey*, first performed in 1642. The engraving dates to the 18th century and is part of the Harry Beard Collection.
Read the full account in the museum source.
The Drevet Family were leading portrait engravers of France for over a hundred years. Their fame began with Pierre, and was sustained by his son, Pierre-Imbert, and by his nephew, Claude.
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