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Drawing

1844 (made)
Artist/Maker
Chalon, Alfred Edward (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
London (made)

Full-length portrait, turned to right, facing half left, of Louise Fleury as Beatrice in Act III, Scene I of The Beauty of Ghent.

Object details

Categories
Drawings
Theatre
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Water-colour and Chinese white
Water-Colour
Chinese White
Brief description
Drawing of the French dancer Louise Fleury as Beatrice in the ballet The Beauty of Ghent, first performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1844. Water-colour by Alfred Edward Chalon.
Physical description
Full-length portrait, turned to right, facing half left, of Louise Fleury as Beatrice in Act III, Scene I of The Beauty of Ghent.
Dimensions
  • Height: 43cm
  • Width: 28.4cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967. London: HMSO, 1968
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'A. E. Chalon, R. A. &c. &c. 1844' (Signed and dated)
  • 'Tour à Droite' (Inscribed by the artist on the mount)
Credit line
Purchased from the funds of the Gabrielle Enthoven Bequest
Object history
An impression of a lithograph by R. J. Lane after this water-colour, published by J. Mitchell, 1844, is in the Department of Prints and Drawings, E.2882-1942.
Historical context
The Beauty of Ghent, a ballet by F. Albert, with music by Adolphe Adam, was first performed in England at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, 15 February, 1844. The ballet was first produced at the Théâtre de l'Academie Royale de Musique, Paris, 22 June 1842.
Subjects depicted
Dancer
Theatre
Fleury, Louise
Place depicted
Theatre Royal (Drury Lane)
Associated object
E.2882-1948 (Reproduction)
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.30-1967

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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