Marie Taglioni – Dance biographies: Female theatrical dancers circa 1680-1860

Below is the final ‘Call for Contributors’ post for the Dance Biography blog. Several posts on this theme are invited, including subjects not posted below.

Chalon, Alfred Edward, 1780-1860 (artist). ‘Pauline Duvernay. [Lithograph by Alfred E. Chalon]’. [London, ca. 1836]. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fa820f30-8b72-0131-1ba4-58d385a7b928

Costume de Melle Maria, rôle d’un PAGE, dans La chatte métamorphesée en femme, ballet. Académie Royale de Musique, no. n51.’ Paris,[1837?]. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b70016661

Currier, Nathaniel, 1813-1888 (lithographer and publisher) after William Drummond. ‘Maddle Celeste as the wild Arab boy.’ New York, lith. & pub. by N. Currier, 2 Spruce St. [1839?]. The New York Public Library Digital Collections.

Fairburn, J. (publisher). ‘Madam Celeste as the dumb Arab boy in The siege of Constantine.’ [London] pub. by J. Fairburn, Jan. 15, 1838. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c9122840-294d-0131-8c9b-58d385a7b928

Lecomte, Hippolyte, 1781-1857 (designer). ‘La Muette de Portici: seize maquettes de costumes, No. 9 Les Pages Ballet Dames.’ [n.p., 1828]. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b84545168

Maleuvre, Louis, 1785-after 1837 (engraver). ‘Costume de Melle Taglioni, rôle de ZULMA, La révolte au sérail, ballet. Académie Royale de Musique, no. 838.’ Paris, [1833?]. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b7001466b

Maleuvre, Louis, 1785-after 1837 (engraver). ‘Costume de Melle Pauline Leroux, rôle de Zéïr, La révolte au sérail, ballet. Académie Royale de Musique, no. 836.’ Paris, [1833?]. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b7001411c

Maleuvre, Louis, 1785-after 1837 (engraver). ‘Costume de Mazilier, rôle de ISMAÏL, La révolte au sérail, ballet. Académie Royale de Musique, no. 841.’ Paris, [1833?]. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b70017560

All offers of contributions, on this or any other subject, to the editor Sarah McCleave, s.mccleave@qub.ac.uk

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