Above: Celeste as the Maid of Cashmere. [Lithograph] E. T. Parris, 1837 from The New York Public Library.
Further proposed subjects for the blogs with likely themes and illustrations are provided in list form across a series of posts.
“What is a likeness?” : Baccelli, Giovanna (Giovanna Francesca Antonio Guiseppe Zanerini, 1753-1801)
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788 (Artist), and John Jones, ca. 1745-1797 (engraver). ‘“Signora Baccelli [inscribed on tambourine, lower left].’ [London]: 1784. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5dfa84a0-0e0d-0133-d085-58d385a7b928
Reynolds, Sir Joshua (Artist), and John Raphael Smith (Engraver). Mademoiselle Baccelli. London, 1783. The New York Public Library. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fc178f20-7de3-0130-5d31-58d385a7b928
Roberts, James (1753-c.1809) (Artist), and J. Thornthwaite (engraver). Signora Baccelli in the ballet (call’d) Les amans surpris . [London]: 1781. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1781-05-15). https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b191b9c0-7de3-0130-d03b-58d385a7b928
FORTHCOMING “RISE OF THE ITALIAN STYLE”: Barbarina (Barbara Campanini, 1721-1799), by Moira Goff.
Livesay, Richard (1750-1826). ‘The Charmers of the Age, after William Hogarth, 1782. Publish’d March 1, 1782, by Rd. Livesay at Mrs Hogarths Leicester Fields”. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1ebdd440-9e2c-0130-fe67-58d385a7b928
“REPUTATION AFTER RETIREMENT”: Camargo, Marie Anne de Cupis de (1710-1770)
Lancret, Nicolas, painter, and E. Gervais, engraver. ‘Melle. Camargo.’ Paris, [185-?]. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850 – 1859. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-0d4d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Nattier, Jean-Marc, 1685-1766 (artist). ‘[La Camargo, dame de la cour de Louis XV].’ Paris: Manzi, Joyant & Cie, [189?]. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0db0cde0-0dfd-0133-d449-58d385a7b928
“AN INTERNATONAL PHENOMENON”: Celeste, Céline (1815?-1882)
Endicott (lithographer). ‘The Greek romaika, danced by Mademoiselle Celeste, with the admired Valse pathetique [by] A. Fleche.’ [New York, ca. 1837]. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-0d52-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Firth & Hall (publisher). ‘The cachucha as danced by Celeste wit [sic] Une valse sentimentale.’ New York, [ca. 1835]. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9fd240f0-294a-0131-5723-58d385a7b928
Parris, Edmund Thomas, 1793-1873 (artist), and A. Pichin (lith). ‘Celeste [fac. sig.] as the Maid of Cashmere. [Lithograph] E. T. Parris, 1837; London, Hodgson & Graves, 1837. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/22d38ad0-0dff-0133-afe6-58d385a7b928
“ADMIRED WHEREVER SHE WENT”: Cerrito, Fanny (1817-1909)
Brandon, Lionel (artist), and George J. Zoebel (engraver). ‘Mad’lle Fanny Cerito, of Her Majesty’s Theatre.’ [London], 1844. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/15de07a0-0e08-0133-8380-58d385a7b928
Simonau, François (artist, 1783-1859), and G.H. Every (engraver). ‘Fanny Cerrito.’ London: E. Gambart, Junin & co., 1845. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fcf8beb0-0e07-0133-6fc7-58d385a7b928
Sorrieu, Frédèric, 1807 – (artist), and Magnier (lithographer). ‘La Cerrito. [Lithograph] F. Sorrieu. Lith. Magnier.’ Paris, Chez Quesnel & Boisgontier [184-]. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cec82880-2957-0131-0612-58d385a7bbd0.
Valentini, Alexandre de, fl. 1825-1842 (artist), and H.S. Ball (engraver). ‘Madlle Cerito in the grand ballet Le lac des fées.’ London; Paris, 1842. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1842. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/15be34c0-2952-0131-6e9c-58d385a7b928