1845 (Published)
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Three quarter-length seated portrait of female figure, wearing low V necked 1840s dress with long sleeves, her right hand holding a jewelled laurel wreath diadem set on a presentation box supporting two commemorative medals. Engraving by G H Every after A Soyer, published R. Gambart Junin & Co, 1845. With facsimile signature.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Aquatint mounted on card |
| Brief description | Fanny Cerrito, portrait. Aquatint by G H Every after A Soyer, with facsimile signature, published 1845. |
| Physical description | Three quarter-length seated portrait of female figure, wearing low V necked 1840s dress with long sleeves, her right hand holding a jewelled laurel wreath diadem set on a presentation box supporting two commemorative medals. Engraving by G H Every after A Soyer, published R. Gambart Junin & Co, 1845. With facsimile signature. |
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| Credit line | Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest |
| Object history | The print is an off-stage portrait of the Romantic ballerina Fanny Cerrito, portrayed with commemorative medals and a jewelled laurel wreath diadem, probably presented to her by her admirers in Rome (diadem) and London (medal). The date of 1840 on the medal marks her sensational first London season - 'Never before had the London public taken a new ballerina so spontaneously to their hearts.' (Ivor Guest "Fanny Cerrito", Phoenix House Ltd, 1956, p29). The print came to the Museum as part of the Cyril Beaumont Bequest. |
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| Accession number | S.467-2000 |
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| Record created | May 24, 2001 |
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