$431
Two Prints of Ballerinas En Pointe: Richard James Lane (British, 1800-1872) After Alfred Edward Chalon (British, 1780-1860), Mademoiselle Taglioni , inscribed "... London Published June 1831 by J. Dickinson New Bond Street" within the composition l.c.; Jules Rigo (French, 1810-1892), Carlotta Grisi , inscribed "Lith. J. Rigo et Cie..." within the matrix l.c. Both lithographs ( Taglioni hand-colored), sheet sizes to 14 1/2 x 10 1/8 in. (36.8 x 25.7 cm), both unframed. Condition: Minor soiling. N.B. Mademoiselle Marie Taglioni, depicted as Flore in Didelot's Zéphire et Flore at King's Theatre, London, in 1830, was the first ballet dancer to develop dancing en pointe as an expression of grace and style. The present work is one of the earliest representations of a dancer "sur la pointe."
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-09-20
