Image of a full-length portrait of ballet dancer Marie Taglioni in a ballerina costume with jewelry a gold headdress and scarf dancing en pointe with a wreath of flowers at her feet; the print advertises Taglioni in the ballet "La Bayadere." Probable date range based on artist and printer history; Nathaniel Currier operated from 2 Spruce Street beginning in 1838 and Sarony established his own lithographic firm in 1846. "Lith. & Pub. by N. Currier 2 Spruce St. N.Y."--text, bottom center margin. "N. Sarony"--text, artist's signature in stone, bottom left of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : hand colored ; overall 33.66 x 26.83 cm (13 1/4 x 10 9/16 in.)
Taglioni, Marie, 1804-1884--Portraits Ballerinas--Pictorial works Ballet--Pictorial works Dancers--Portraits Theatrical productions Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc) Portrait prints. (gmgpc) Theatrical posters--American. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Entertainment Small Size Music and Theater The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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