    
Title: Episodes of a Popular Humorous Song Description: A panel of paintings depicting episodes of a popular humorous song about the death of the British Duke of Marlborough (John Churchill; May 26, 1650-June 16, 1722); the tune was later used by French playwright Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais (Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais; January 24, 1732-May 18, 1799) in his stage comedy The Marriage of Figaro; the play was later adapted by Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart; January 27, 1756-December 5, 1791) for his famous opera; Category: Marie Antoinette Keywords: composers, France, Marriage of Figaro, playwrights, plays, songs. Orientation: Portrait Dimensions: 2025 x 2691 (5.45 MPixels) (3:4) Print Size: 17.1 x 22.8 cm; 6.8 x 9.0 inches File Size: 15.62 MB (16,378,870 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000258968c Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection |
