Marie Taglioni in La Sylphide (Souvenir d'adieu, No. 2)
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Marie Taglioni in La Sylphide (Souvenir d'adieu, No. 2) is an 8 by Alfred Edward Chalon, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a famous ballerina, Marie Taglioni, as the Sylph in the ballet La Sylphide. She dances on her toes, a bold new style her father made famous. The scene catches the Sylph at a window, long arms reaching out. Taglioni was unusually thin with very long arms. Her father shaped the ballet to show her grace and lightness. The print captures her unique look exactly. The Victoria and Albert Museum holds this print.
