Melle Carlotta Grisi.
Jules Robert, Pierre Joseph Challamel
1841
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Jules Robert, Pierre Joseph Challamel
1841
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Melle Carlotta Grisi. is a 1841 by Jules Robert, Pierre Joseph Challamel, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a dancer in the role of Giselle, from the early 1840s ballet of the same name. The artist captured one moment on stage: her hand hovers unsure, maybe miming “remember” or signaling madness. Giselle was new in 1841. The story flips from love to tragedy when her lover’s disguise is revealed. In the second act she returns as a spirit to protect him instead. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum’s ballet prints.
