Fanny Cerrito and Arthur Saint-Leon
1844
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1844
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Fanny Cerrito and Arthur Saint-Leon is a 1844 by Unknown, a Romanticism work, depicting Dancing, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows two dancers in costume, mid-movement. One woman balances on pointe, the other lifts her arm. The artist used fine lines to catch their grace. Fanny Cerrito was a star ballet dancer in the 1840s. Arthur Saint-Leon choreographed ballets she performed. They appear here as characters named Esmeralda and her partner. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this drawing.
The drawing portrays Fanny Cerrito and Arthur Saint-Léon performing in the ballet *Esmeralda*, rendered in 1844 by an unknown artist.
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