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Woolgar, Sarah Jane. Miss Woolgar, as Duke Albert in the Phantom Dancers. Kolorierte Lithographie von D. Fabronius nach Thomas Harrington Wilson Ca. 46 x 31 cm. Mit Passepartout unter Glas in vergoldeter Holzprofilleiste gerahmt. 65 x 51 cm. London, William Spooner 1847. Charles Selby hatte aus dem berühmten Ballet "Giselle" eine Burleske gemacht, die er am 2. November 1846 im Londoner Adelphi Theater uraufführte. Die Musik dazu hatte Alfred Mellon komponiert, der mit der Tänzerin Sarah Jane Woolgar (1824-1909) verheiratet war . "The print is part of the collection of dance prints amassed by Marie Rambert and her husband, Ashley Dukes in the first half of the 20th century ... The large souvenir prints of the Romantic ballet and theatre, issued in the 1830s and 1840s, are among the most evocative performance images in the 19th century. The lithographs produced in London are notable for capturing the personality and style of individual performers in a theatrical setting. They are a fitting tribute to a rich theatrical periods. In the days before photography, such lithographs were expensive souvenirs, bought by the individual performer's admirers". "Beneath a vine overlooking a lake and mountains, stands a woman in man's dress, her body half turned to her right, weight on her right leg and left turned out; her left arm is flexed, the hand on front hip, and her right bent upwards with index finger raised; her head is turned to look at the viewer. On her head is a cream round crowned hat with a red and blue rosette, with a blue tassel hanging to the left. She wears a white shirt with a long blue jacket, open down the sleeves and held with red bows, with bold epaulettes, edges and 'frogging' in pink and red bows on the pocket flaps. Her voluminous knee-length breeches are decorated down either side with a blue and pink strip trimmed with red bows. Her stockings are white with, from knee to ankle, blue and white ribbons wound around the leg; her heelless black slippers have red and 'gold' buckles" (V&A 28.07.17). – Nur ganz vereinzelt minimal fleckig, prachtvolles, sehr schönes und stilvoll gerahmtes Blatt in leuchtendem Kolorit.