Above: Anonymous print of Marie Sallé in ‘Ballet des fleurs’ from the New York Public Library.
Below are further proposed themes, subjects, and and images for the Dance Biography blog:
“ESCAPING EFFIE” Noblet, Lise (1801-1852)
Costume sketch, Hautecoeur-Martinet, number 728, Lise Noblet in La Sylphide as Effie, circa 1832. Houghton library, George Chaffee Dance Collection.
Grévedon, Henri, 1776-1860 (artist), and Alphonse Bichebois, 1801-1850 (lithographer). ‘Melle Noblet de l’Académie royale de Musique.’
Paris, [182-]. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b66f4be0-beb3-0132-6b2c-58d385a7bbd0
Maleuvre , Louis, b. 1785 (engraver). ‘Costume de Mlle. Noblet dans La révolte au sérail ballet. Acte II.’ Paris, [1833?]. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b70016876
Vigneron, Pierre Roch, 1789-1872 (del.). ‘Melle. Noblet, Académie royale de musique.’ [Paris], [c. 1830]. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dbac5e70-beb3-0132-babd-58d385a7bbd0
FORTHCOMING Parisot, Mlle (c. 1775-after 1837) ‘Body on Show’ by Sarah McCleave
FORTHCOMING Sallé, Marie (1709?-1756) ‘La Vestale’ by Sarah McCleave
FORTHCOMING: Santlow, Hester, ‘The Loves of Mars and Venus’ (provisional title) by Moira Goff.
FORTHCOMING Subligny, Marie-Thérèse (1666-1735?) ‘The First Lady of Dance’ by Jennifer Thorp.
Mariette, Jean, 1660-1742 (engraver). “Mademoiselle Subligny dansant à l’Opéra.” Paris, [169-?]. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-0c52-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
THE GENIUS OF DANCE: Taglioni, Maria (1804-1884)
‘Taglioni.’ Paris: F. Sinnett (rotonde 10) galerie Colbert [183-?]. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a64800a0-dd56-0132-0538-58d385a7bbd0
Grévedon, Henri, 1776-1860 (illustrator). [‘Marie Taglioni.’] [Paris, ca.1840]. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1840. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1d7d39c0-dd5a-0132-3af0-58d385a7bbd0
Lane, Richard James, 1800-1872 (artist), after Alfred Edward Chalon. ‘Marie Taglioni [fac. sig.].’ [London], 1831. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-0c43-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Lange, Jane (Ange-Louis Janet, 1811-1872), illustrator, lithographer, engraver. ‘Scène des fleurs, dansée par Mlle Taglioni (Académie Royale de musique).’ https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8427166w
Noël, Alphonse Léon, 1807-1884 (lithographer). ‘Mlle Taglioni Académie de Musique.’ Paris, [c.1840]. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/94bd81d0-dd59-0132-ff26-58d385a7bbd0
Vigneron, Pierre Roch, 1789-1872 (artist). ‘Melle. Taglioni.’ Paris, [183-]. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0a5ea010-dd59-0132-6afa-58d385a7bbd0
Offers of contributions, on the above or other subjects, to the editor Sarah McCleave, s.mccleave@qub.ac.uk