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Later Queens of the French Stage

Note 94 — II MADEMOISELLE GUIMARD

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In a manuscript collection of his chansons preserved in the Bibliothèque de l’Opéra, he describes himself in the following terms:

“Il faut que je vous désigne De ma taille la grandeur: Cinq pieds, trois pouces, neuf lignes, Voilà juste ma hauteur. Large front, bouche moyenne, Menton pointu, le nez long, Les yeux gris, figure pleine, Sourcils bruns, cheveux blonds.”

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