| Artist/Maker |
19th century Romantic dancer dressed as a Sicilian bandit with blue backet and red and gold scarves, left arm curved above her head, left foot crossed over right, on a gold ground surrounded by an arch of foliage on a blue ground. Engraving, gold and block printing.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Print on paper mounted on card |
| Brief description | Mid 19th-century Romantic dancer dressed as a Sicilian bandit on gold background within a decorative arch. |
| Physical description | 19th century Romantic dancer dressed as a Sicilian bandit with blue backet and red and gold scarves, left arm curved above her head, left foot crossed over right, on a gold ground surrounded by an arch of foliage on a blue ground. Engraving, gold and block printing. |
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| Credit line | Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest |
| Object history | The image shows the eponymous heroine of Jules Perrot's ballet Caterina, ou La Fille du Bandit, a populer ballet of the Romantic period starring the Danish ballerina Lucile Grahn, which was seen in London in 1846. The image was probably printed on a needle packet. The print came to the Museum as part of the Cyril Beaumont Bequest. Historical significance: The use of Romantic Ballet images on commercially produced objects, such as needle packets and decorative boxes, is an indication of the spread and acceptability of images of the Romantic ballerina in popular culture. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | Caterina |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.366-2000 |
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| Record created | May 23, 2001 |
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