Mlle Noblet, In the Ballet of La Paysanne Supposée
14
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
14
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Mlle Noblet, In the Ballet of La Paysanne Supposée is a 14 by F. Waldeck, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a woman in a ballet pose. She’s wearing a loose, flowing dress with a high waist and a wide-brimmed hat. One arm rests on her hip while the other holds her skirt, and she’s standing on one leg. The text below names her as Mlle Noblet in a ballet called *La Paysanne Supposée*. The print was made in 1822, and the style fits the Romantic era’s interest in movement and drama. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more prints like this.
The engraving depicts a full-length female dancer in a ballet pose, her head turned forward while her body faces right, with her right foot extended and left arm bent behind her back. She wears a brimmed hat with ribbons, a low-cut, high-waisted laced bodice with small puffed sleeves, and a calf-length, full-backed skirt, while holding out a long apron in her right hand. Titled below the image is "Mlle. Noblet, In the Ballet of La Paysanne Supposée," and the work is an engraving by R. Cooper after F. Waldock, published by H. Berthoud Junior on March 14, 1822.
Read the full account in the museum source.
French lithographer who made theatrical prints in the 1820s. Two prints in this set show dancers on stage: Mlle Noblet, In the Ballet of La Paysanne Supposée (14 March 1822) and another from the same season, both crisp…
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