1832 (made)
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In a gloomy room with a plain fireplace to the left, staircase back right and arched window giving out onto a garden, a man is asleep in a wing-chair in front of the fireplace; he wears a tartan kilt, jacket, bonnet and socks with a long plaid spilling onto the floor. Kneeling to his right is a sylph, her face turned to look out of the picture, wearing a calf-length low-necked dress with wings at the back, a floral wreath and pearl necklaces, bracelets, armbands and earrings; her right hand and left elbow rest on his right thigh, with the left hand beneath her chin, her face turned to look at the audience. Beneath the print: "La Sylphide d'après le tableau original appartenant à Mad.elle Taglioni"
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
| Brief description | Marie Taglioni as the Sylphide and Paul Taglioni as James in Filippo Taglioni's ballet La Sylphide, 1832. Mezzotint after the painting by G. Lepaulle. |
| Physical description | In a gloomy room with a plain fireplace to the left, staircase back right and arched window giving out onto a garden, a man is asleep in a wing-chair in front of the fireplace; he wears a tartan kilt, jacket, bonnet and socks with a long plaid spilling onto the floor. Kneeling to his right is a sylph, her face turned to look out of the picture, wearing a calf-length low-necked dress with wings at the back, a floral wreath and pearl necklaces, bracelets, armbands and earrings; her right hand and left elbow rest on his right thigh, with the left hand beneath her chin, her face turned to look at the audience. Beneath the print: "La Sylphide d'après le tableau original appartenant à Mad.elle Taglioni" |
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| Credit line | Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest |
| Object history | Gabriel Lepaulle produced at least two paintings of this pose, one hangs in the Louvre while a second, after which this print was made, belonged to Taglioni. The print came to the Museum as part of the Cyril Beaumont Bequest. |
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| Accession number | S.348-2001 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2001 |
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