| Method | Lithograph |
| Artist | Richard James Lane after Alfred Edward Chalon |
| Published | London. Published June 1831, by J. Dickinson, New Bond Street. Printed by C. Hullmandel. Paris, par Chas, Motte, Rue St. Honore, No. 290. |
| Dimensions | Image 322 x 232 mm, Sheet 425 x 343 mm |
| Notes |
A full length portrait of the Italian ballerina Marie Taglioni. Taglioni is seen in character as the part of Flora from the ballet Flora and Zephyr, a one-act ballet, choreographed by Charles-Louis Didelot to music by the Italian composer Cesare Bossi. Taglioni is stood en pointe on her right foot, her left out behind her. Her right hand is raised up, with her left held up delicately to her shoulder. She wears a dress decorated with flowers, with a pair of wings at her back. The ballet Flora and Zephyr was the first to be performed entirely en pointe, with invisible wires being used to create the illusion of flying. 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. The head and shoulders of this portrait were featured on many British colonial postage stamps. Beaumont, Romantic Ballet, 2 Condition: Printed on india laid paper. Trimmed sheet. Toning and foxing to back sheet. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £600.00 |
| Stock ID | 52978 |