TALMA François Joseph [Paris, 1763 - id., 1826], French tragedian. He remained famous for his theatrical innovations during the French Revolution and the First French Empire. Set of documents: Autograph letter signed "Talma", addressed to M.Amy, upholsterer. Brussels June 4, 1821; 1 page in-4°, address on the back. "As for my cardboard cabinet, there is no need for it to be entirely the same as my secretary, as long as the mass is the same, that is enough, so you will make two swinging doors, as we had agreed. Manuscripts and handwritten notes of Talma. Letter from baron Taylor to Talma, evoking Mlle Mars.

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