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Melle. Camille Leroux, artiste du Cirque National
- Title
- Melle. Camille Leroux, artiste du Cirque National [graphic] / Levilly.
- Author
- Lévilly, Philéad Salvator, 1803-
- Publication
- [Paris?, 1843?]
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- Description
- 1 print : lithograph, b&w; 34 x 25 cm.
- Summary
- Half-length portrayal of a young woman with a wreath of roses on her head, dressed in a simple white dress with small wings on her back.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Lithographs.
- Note
- Caption title.
- Signed on stone.
- Imp. Lermercier, Benard et Cie.
- Biography (note)
- In 1843 the equestrian performer Camille Leroux appeared with the Cirque des Champs Elysées in a pas de deux titled L'Ecossais et la sylphide [The Scotsman and the sylphide], which was probably inspired by the theme if not the choreography of Filippo Taglioni's ballet La sylphide (1832). Leroux's wreath, dress, and wings are based on the costume worn by Marie Taglioni as the sylphide.
- Call Number
- *MGZFX Lev P Ler 1
- OCLC
- 825554049
- Author
- Lévilly, Philéad Salvator, 1803-
- Title
- Melle. Camille Leroux, artiste du Cirque National [graphic] / Levilly.
- Imprint
- [Paris?, 1843?]
- Biography
- In 1843 the equestrian performer Camille Leroux appeared with the Cirque des Champs Elysées in a pas de deux titled L'Ecossais et la sylphide [The Scotsman and the sylphide], which was probably inspired by the theme if not the choreography of Filippo Taglioni's ballet La sylphide (1832). Leroux's wreath, dress, and wings are based on the costume worn by Marie Taglioni as the sylphide.
- Local Note
- Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
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- Research Call Number
- *MGZFX Lev P Ler 1