Emile Bayard - Portrait Of The Young Charles Baret

Emile BAYARDLa Ferté-sous-Jouarre, 1837 – Cairo, 1891Portrait of the young Charles Baret in 1879Black chalk drawing34 x 28 cm (43 x 36 cm with the frame)Signed and dated lower left “Emile Bernard / June 23, 1879”Inscription on the front “It’s on purpose that the pig has 9 heads!”?Inscriptions on the front “Baret / M. Emile Bayard”Beautiful antique giltwood stickVisible at the galleryCharles Baret (1861-1934) began as a comic actor in the theater in 1879 and we have here a very beautiful portrait of the young actor, full-length and in costume. It is precisely dated June 23, 1879, before the actor became famous as a theater director in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was he who created the “Baret tours”, tours of shows which allowed the theatre to be exported throughout France.