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Mdlle Rosati, 1848. Artist: Alexandre de ValentiniMdlle Rosati, 1848. Carolina Rosati (1826-1905), Italian ballet dancer. From The Connoisseur Vol. XX. [Otto Limited, London, 1908]
Getty Jassonne, French ballet dancer, c1936-c1939. Cigarette card from Real Photographs, series 8, issued by the manufacturers of State Express and Ardath Cigarettes
Adelina Genee, Danish-born British ballet dancer, c1906. Artist: Bassano StudioAdelina Genee, Danish-born British ballet dancer, c1906. Adelina Genee (1878-1970) played an important role in the revival of British ballet in the Edwardian period
The School of the Ballet. Artist: American Stereoscopic CompanyThe School of the Ballet. Stereoscopic card detail
School of young dancing girls at the Opera, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest FlammarionSchool of young dancing girls at the Opera, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)
Ballet Costume, (1885). Artist: MartinBallet Costume, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)
Dauberval with Mlle Allard in Sylvie, 1766, (1885). Artist: Louis de CarmontelleDauberval with Mlle Allard in Sylvie, 1766, (1885). French ballet dancer and choreographer Jean Dauberval (1742-1806) is widely credited with the invention of comic ballet
Minuet, c. 1780. Artist: Casanovas Torrents, Antonio (1752-1796)Minuet, c. 1780. Found in the collection of the Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya, Barcelona
Portrait of the ballerina Marie Taglioni. Artist: Scheffer, Ary (1795-1858)Portrait of the ballerina Marie Taglioni. Found in the collection of the Musee National du Chateau de Versailles et du Trianon
The revelations of Ballet, 1840s. Artist: Grandville, Jean-Jacques (1803-1847)The revelations of Ballet, 1840s. From a private collection
Fanny Elssler as Florinda in the dance La Cachucha (ballet Le Diable boiteux), 1836. From a private collection
Swaying Dancer (Dancer in Green), 1877-1878. Artist: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)Swaying Dancer (Dancer in Green), 1877-1878. Found in the collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections
Two Dancers, c. 1898. Artist: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)Two Dancers, c. 1898. Found in the collection of the Dresden State Art Collections
The Dancers, 1899. Artist: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)The Dancers, 1899. Found in the collection of the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
Two Dancers, c. 1905. Artist: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)Two Dancers, c. 1905. Found in the collection of the Albertina, Vienna
Danseuses jupes jaunes (Deux danseuses en jaune). Artist: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)Danseuses jupes jaunes (Deux danseuses en jaune). From a private collection
Three Dancers (Trois danseuses), c. 1903. Artist: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)Three Dancers (Trois danseuses), c. 1903. From a private collection
Marie Mariusovna Petipa, Russian ballet dancer, 1887. Artist: Charles BergamascoMarie Mariusovna Petipa, Russian ballet dancer, 1887. Marie Mariusovna Petipa (1857-1930) was the daughter of French choreographer Marius Petipa and Russian ballerina Maria Surovshchikova-Petipa
Portrait of the Prima ballerina Mathilde Kschessinska (1872-1971), 1912Portrait of the Prima ballerina Mathilde Kschessinska (1872-1971)
Vera Karalli, Russian ballet dancer and silent film actress, 1915. Karalli (1889-1972) in the film After Death. A mistress of Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia
Tamara Karsavina, Russian ballerina, 1911. As Zobeide in the Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakovs ballet Scheherazade. Karsavina (1885-1978) starred with the Imperial Russian Ballet
Tamara Karsavina, Russian ballerina, in Nikolai Tcherepnins ballet Le Pavillon d Armide, 1913. Karsavina (1885-1978) starred with the Imperial Russian Ballet
Ida Rubinstein, Russian ballerina, 1910. Rubinstein (1885-1960) in the Ballets Russes production of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakovs Scheharazade. From a private collection
Michel Fokine, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, 1911. Fokine (1880-1942) in the Ballets Russes production of the ballet Daphnis et Chloe, which he choreogaphed
Maria Surovshchikova-Petipa, Russian ballet dancer, c1861. Artist: NadarMaria Surovshchikova-Petipa, Russian ballet dancer, c1861. Maria Surovshchikova-Petipa (1836-1882) was prima ballerina of the St Petersburg Imperial Theatre
Vaslav Nijinsky, Russian ballet dancer, 1909. Nijinsky (1890-1950) performing in the ballet Le Pavillon d Armide, by Nikolai Tcherepnin
Felia Doubrovska, Russian ballet dancer and teacher, 20th century. Doubrovska (1896-1981) performing in The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky. From a private collection
Dancer, c1874. Artist: Edgar DegasDancer, c1874. Degas, Edgar (1834-1917). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Sitting Ballet Dancer, 1890. Artist: Pierre Carrier-BelleuseSitting Ballet Dancer, 1890. Carriere-Belleuse, Pierre (1851-1933). Found in the collection of the Far Eastern Art Museum, Khabarovsk
Poster for Igor Stravinskys ballet The Rite of Spring, 1911. Artist: Leon BakstPoster for Igor Stravinskys ballet The Rite of Spring, 1911. Showing the dancer Maria Kuznetsova (1880-1966). From a private collection
Costume design for Ida Rubinstein as Ishtar, 1924. Artist: Leon BakstCostume design for Ida Rubinstein as Ishtar, 1924. Ida Rubinstein (1885-1960) was a Russian ballet dancer, for whom Leon Bakst designed costumes. From a private collection
Mathilde Kschessinska, Russian prima ballerina, with her son, Volodya, 1910. A ballerina of Polish origin, Mathilde Kschessinska (1872-1971)
Tamara Karsavina, Russian ballerina, 1900s or 1910s. Karsavina (1885-1978) starred with the Imperial Russian Ballet. She left Russia after the Revolution
Lyubov Yegorova, Russian ballerina, 1905. Yegorova (1880-1972) performing in the title role in The Blue Dahlia, a ballet with music by Cesare Pugni and choreography by Marius Petipa
Marius Petipa, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, 1898. Petipa (1818-1910) is widely regarded as the most influential balletmaster and chorographer of all time
Musicians in the Orchestra, 1870. Artist: Edgar DegasMusicians in the Orchestra, 1870. Found in the collection of the Stadtische Galerie im Stadelschen Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main
Dancers, 1899. Artist: Edgar DegasDancers, 1899. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg
Dancers in Blue, c1898. Artist: Edgar DegasDancers in Blue, c1898. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Dancer at the Photographer, 1875. Artist: Edgar DegasDancer at the Photographer, 1875. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Costume design for Ida Rubinstein as Helen in the ballet Helen of Sparta, 1912. Artist: Leon BakstCostume design for Ida Rubinstein as Helen in the ballet Helen of Sparta, 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection
The Grand Ballet, Theatre du Chatelet, Paris, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 27th November 1904
The Snow Ballet, from la Voyage dans la Lune by Jacques Offenbach, 1892. Artist: Henri MeyerThe Snow Ballet, from la Voyage dans la Lune by Jacques Offenbach, 1892. Based on From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne (1828-1905); performed at the Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin
The Dancer, Mariano Camprubi, 1862. Artist: Edouard ManetThe Dancer, Mariano Camprubi, 1862. Part of a private collection, New York, USA
A Young Rajah, ballet costume design, 1911. Artist: Leon BakstA Young Rajah, ballet costume design, 1911. Costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Le Dieu Bleu (The Blue God), story by Jean Cocteau and Frederigo de Madrazo, music by Reynaldo Hahn
Bacchante, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Artist: Leon BakstBacchante, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. From the Musee Stravinski-Diaghilev
Bayadere with Peacock, ballet costume design, 1911. Artist: Leon BakstBayadere with Peacock, ballet costume design, 1911. Costume Design for a Ballets Russes production of Le Dieu Bleu (The Blue God), story by Jean Cocteau and Frederigo de Madrazo
The Firebird, costume design for Stravinskys ballet The Firebird, 1910. Artist: Leon BakstThe Firebird, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Stravinskys ballet The Firebird, 1910. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection
Premiere Bacchante, costume design for a production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Artist: Leon BakstPremiere Bacchante, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Published in L Art Decoraif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection