| Method | Lithograph with original hand colouring |
| Artist | Richard James Lane after Alfred Edward Chalon |
| Published | London, Published by Ackermann & Co. 96, Strand & at Paris by Rittner & Goupel. [1833] |
| Dimensions | Image 515 x 340 mm, Sheet 755 x 500 mm |
| Notes |
A large scale, full length portrait of the Italian ballerina Marie Taglioni. Taglioni is seen in costume as a character from the ballet La Bayadère. Taglioni is stood en pointe, her right hand is raised up, holding a diaphanous shawl that is blowing in the wind behind her. Her left hand is tucked behind her back at her waist. She wears a dress decorated with flowers, an intricately decorated gold belt, layers of pearls, and a jewelled head-dress. This print was said to be Taglioni's favourite image of herself. Marie Taglioni (1804–1884) was a famous Italian ballerina of the Romantic ballet era. She was a central figure in the history of European dance and became famous by dancing the ballet La Sylphide (1832) entirely 'en pointe'. Richard James Lane (1800-1872) was a British printmaker and lithographer. He primarily made reproductive lithographs most notably after Thomas Gainsborough, of whom he was a relation of through his mother's family. Alfred Edward Chalon (1780-1860) was a portrait and subject painter born in Geneva to French parents. His father became a professor at the Royal Military College in Sandhurst, and the family moved to England. In 1797, Chalon enrolled at the Royal Academy schools. He first exhibited at the academy in 1810, was elected an associate two years later, and became an academician in 1816. Chalon's talents lay in painting miniature watercolour portraits. His work became highly fashionable. He came to the attention of Queen Victoria and she asked him to paint her first visit to the House of Lords in 1837. Afterwards, the queen appointed him as painter in watercolour. Beaumont, The Romantic Ballet, 3. Condition: Good clean impression, printed on india laid paper. Toning just outside india laid sheet. Staining to margins. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £2,500.00 |
| Stock ID | 53337 |