Artifact #1)
This picture above is an amazing lithograph of myself created by Bernard-Romain Julien. A lithograph is a type of print on stone or aluminum. I was about thirty years old when this lithograph was produced. I had hundreds of paintings and pictures taken of me at the height of my career, but this was one of my favorites. I think it is very beautiful.
Artifact #2)
This is a fairly recent poster for the opera “Orfeo ed Euridice" by Christoph Willibald von Gluck. I sang the title role of this opera at the Theatre Lyrique in Paris from 1859 to 1860. This was my longest running show in my operatic career. I sang this role over one hundred and fifty times! This show was directed by the famous Hector Berlioz, who I think was the greatest director of my time.
Artifact #3)
I don't want to brag, but this is my self portrait drawn in 1905. I drew this when I was 84 years old. This drawing helped to remind myself of the years that I performed; my golden years. Ahh! They were wonderful! I stayed at my home for the last seven years of my lifetime, which helped me get occupied with projects like this portrait. I was taught basic art skills as painting and sketching in my lifetime which is shown by the magnificence in the portrait.
Artifact #4)
Ahh! La Tour Eiffel! The most beautiful building in the entire world! This tower isn't just a tower built for the 1889 World’s Fair; it is the tower of France. France was the country I was born in, the country I lived for and the country that I love with a dying passion! La Tour Eiffel is the symbol of a loving, amazing France.
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