File:Set design by Philippe Chaperon for Act4 sc2 of Aida by Verdi 1880 Paris.jpg

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Summary

Description

English: Set design for Act 4, scene 2 of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida as performed at the Palais Garnier, Paris in 1880

Date

Published 1901; based on designs from 1880 (Specifically, this one)

Source

Gallica

Author



Alternative names	Philippe Chaperon; Philippe-Marie Chaperon
Description	French painter and decorator
Date of birth/death	2 February 1823	21 December 1906
Location of birth/death	Paris	Lagny-sur-Marne
Authority file	: Q26241155 VIAF: 70691093 ISNI: 0000000121021925 ULAN: 500235822 LCCN: n97860056 SUDOC: 148459439 WorldCat

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Adam Cuerden
Description	British Image restorationist, composer, amateur photographer and artist, and Wikipedian As Adam lives in Britain, which makes it incredibly easy to acquire copyright in his works, he grants, if needed, an irrevokable license to use this work however you see fit. He requests attribution where possible, and realises that "where possible" means that that request is not legally enforcable. Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:44, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
Date of birth	8 June 1979
Location of birth	United States of America

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Licensing

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