Lot Essay
Marie Taglioni, Carlotta Grisi and Amalia Ferraris performed in Paul Taglioni's Pas de Trois, Les Graces at Her Majesty's Theatre, London, on 2nd May 1850.
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Ballerinas of the last century: "The Three Graces" - Marie Taglioni, Carlotta Grisi and Amalia Ferraris
Details
Alfred Edward Chalon, R.A. (1780-1860)
Ballerinas of the last century: "The Three Graces" - Marie Taglioni, Carlotta Grisi and Amalia Ferraris
signed, inscribed and dated 'A.E. Chalon R.A., Portrait Painter in/Watercolour to Her Majesty./London.1850.' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white, arched top
24 x 17 in. (61 x 43.2 cm.)
Ballerinas of the last century: "The Three Graces" - Marie Taglioni, Carlotta Grisi and Amalia Ferraris
signed, inscribed and dated 'A.E. Chalon R.A., Portrait Painter in/Watercolour to Her Majesty./London.1850.' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white, arched top
24 x 17 in. (61 x 43.2 cm.)
Literature
This watercolour appeared in a supplement to The Illustrated London News.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1851.
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