- Description
- Lithograph; 43.5 x 33 cm.
- Summary
- A composite of half-length vignette portraits of Marie Taglioni, Lise Noblet, Mlle Julia, Pauline Montessu, Amélie Legallois, and Alexis Dupont (Mme Alexis).
- Subjects
- Ballet > France > 19th century
- Prints (Graphic arts) > Ballet > 19th century
- Julia, Mlle > Portraits
- Dupont, Alexis, Mme, 1807-1877 > Portraits
- Legallois, Amélie, 1803- > Portraits
- Montessu, Pauline Paul, 1805-1877 > Portraits
- Noblet, Lise, 1801-1852 > Portraits
- Taglioni, Marie, 1804-1884 > Portraits
- Note
- Lower center: lith. de Lemercier.
- Signed and dated on stone.
- An earlier and larger version of the English print "Celebrated French Actresses," *MGZFC P 1.
- Biography (note)
- According to the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, which holds a copy of this print, this was part of a series of off-stage portraits of leading dancers of the Paris Opéra's ballet company in 1832.
- Call Number
- *MGZFG P 2
- OCLC
- NYPY877015288-F
- Author
Llanta, J. F. G. (Jacques François Gaudérique), 1807-1864.
- Title
Les artistes contemporaines [graphic] / Llanta.
- Imprint
Paris, chez Bulla, 1832.
- Biography
According to the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, which holds a copy of this print, this was part of a series of off-stage portraits of leading dancers of the Paris Opéra's ballet company in 1832.
- Local Note
This item may be offsite for digitization. For additional information please contact dance@nypl.org.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
Prints (Graphic arts) -- Ballet -- 19th century.
Ballet -- France -- 19th century.
- Research Call Number
*MGZFG P 2