Mlle. Lina(?) Richard, dans Marco Spada / Alophe del. et lith. ; imp. Auguste Bry. – Antique Wall Art
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Mlle. Lina(?) Richard, dans Marco Spada / Alophe del. et lith. ; imp. Auguste Bry., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Mlle. Lina(?) Richard, dans Marco Spada / Alophe del. et lith. ; imp. Auguste Bry.
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This hand-colored lithograph shows a dancer identified in the record as Mlle. Lina Richard, though the surname is marked with a question mark, in a role from the ballet *Marco Spada*. Its designer and lithographer, Alophe, drew a series of costume plates of Paris Opéra dancers, and this sheet was issued by the printer Auguste Bry, probably around 1850. Such plates were part of a booming market for fashion and theater images in mid-century Paris, when the Opéra's ballet stars were celebrated in print and their costumes were closely followed by audiences. The hand coloring on this example adds to its value as a record of how stage dress looked to contemporary viewers.
| Created / published | Paris : imp. Auguste Bry, [1850(?)] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1840-1860.Book illustrations 1840-1860.Lithographs Hand-colored 1840-1860. |
| Notes | Illus. from: Les danseuses de l'Opéra; costumes des principaux ballets, dessinés par Alophe. Paris : Les Modes parisiennes, [1850?], no. 4. |
| Subjects | Costumes--France--Paris--1840-1860. Ballet--France--Paris--1840-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,796 × 4,716 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220989 |
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