The Composer André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741–1813), 1804–8, French, Paris, Marble, Overall (confirmed): 67 1/4 x 36 1/4 x 30 5/8 in. (170.8 x 92.1 x 77.8 cm), Sculpture, Jean-Baptiste Stouf (Belgian (active France), Paris 1742–1826 Charenton-le-Pont, France), Commissioned in 1804 by the Comte de Livry and placed in the Opéra Comique in 1809, where it remained until 1887. Incised on the column are the names of forty-one of the sixty-odd operas composed by Grétry for the Opéra-Comique and the Académie de Musique
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Composer André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry, 1741–1813, 1804–8, French, Paris, Marble, Overall, confirmed, 67 1/4 x 36 30 5/8, 170.8 92.1 77.8 cm, Sculpture, Jean-Baptiste Stouf, Belgian, active France, 1742–1826, Charenton-le-Pont, France, Commissioned, 1804, Comte de Livry, placed, Opéra Comique, 1809, remained, 1887, Incised, column, names, forty, sixty-odd operas, composed, Grétry, Opéra-Comique, Académie de, Musique
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