New Athens in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

François-Joseph Talma

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023

1. François-Joseph Talma Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Talma
ne a Paris
le 15 janvier 1763
est mort
dans cette maison
le 19 octobre 1826

(English translation:)

Talma, born in Paris on the 15th of January, 1763, died in this house on October 19, 1826.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is October 19, 1826.

Location. 48° 52.663′ N, 2° 19.999′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in New Athens. It is on Rue de la Tour des Dames, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8 Rue de la Tour des Dames, Paris, Île-de-France 75009, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hôtels des Mlle. Mars et Mlle. Duchesnois (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Gustave Moreau (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); E.M.P.U. Rue Blanche Deported Jewish Student Memorial (about 120 meters away); René Joseph Limon (about 150 meters away in Île-de-france); Honoré D’Estienne d’Orves (about 180 meters away); François Mignet (about 210 meters away); Pierre Dejean (about 210 meters away); Richard Wagner (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . François-Joseph Talma (Britannica).

Overview: François-Joseph Talma, (born Jan. 16, 1763, Paris—died Oct. 19, 1826, Paris), French actor and theatrical company manager whose reforms in acting styles, stage costuming, and scenery made him a leading precursor of 19th-century French Romanticism and Realism.

(Submitted on October 5, 2023.)

François-Joseph Talma Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023

2. François-Joseph Talma Marker - wide view

François-Joseph Talma Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023

3. François-Joseph Talma Marker - wider view

Henry Meyer after J.P. Davis (courtesy of New York Public Library), 1880

4. Talma

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 5, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.