| Method | Lithograph on india laid paper |
| Artist | Richard James Lane after Alfred Edward Chalon |
| Published | Published by J. Dickinson, New Bond Street, Spr, 1834. Printed by Hullmandel. |
| Dimensions | Image 200 x 135 mm vignette, Sheet 350 x 244 mm |
| Notes |
A full length portrait of Marie Taglioni turned to left, standing in fourth position, her left hand holds the skirt of her dress and her right hand is out stretched. She wears a light coloured dress, gloves, pear earrings, a necklace, and a floral headpiece. Facsimile signature below. One of a set of six plates made showing the principle roles Taglioni played. Marie Taglioni (1804–1884) 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) 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. Condition: Time toning to backing sheet. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £250.00 |
| Stock ID | 52957 |