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Identification and Creation

Object Number
R6619
People
Alfred Alexandre Delauney, French (1830 - 1894)
After Nicolas Lancret, French (Paris 1690 - 1743 Paris)
Title
Portrait of La Sallé
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Portrait de la Sallé
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
19th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/239347

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: JWR:"Pereira Gal no 66; de Larmessin has engraved it"

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister.
Belinda Lull Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892. sister of John Witt Randall

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number
R6619
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Marie Sallé, (1707-1756) one of the most prominent dancers of her time, was a daughter of a tumbler. She was taught dancing very early and made her debut in 1718 at the St. Laurent's Fair in an opera-comique by Lesaye titled "La Princesse Carisme".

Verification Level

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