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Charles-Simon Favart: Quick Facts

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Born November 13, 1710 • Paris • France • (Born on this day)
Died May 12, 1792 (aged 81) • Belleville • France

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Favart, engraving by Claude-Antoine Littret de Montigny after a portrait by Jean-Étienne Liotard
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