Beauties of the Opera and Ballet

Title: Beauties of the Opera and Ballet

Editor: Charles Heath, the elder (British, London 1785–1848 London)

Sitter: Frontispiece of Carlotta Grisi (Italian, Vizinada, Croatia 1819–1899 Saint-Jean, Switzerland)

Artist: After Alfred Edward Chalon (British (born Switzerland), Geneva 1780–1860 London)

Sitter: Fanny Tacchinardi-Persiani (Italian, Rome 1812–1867 Neuilly-sure-Seine, France)

Artist: After Edwin Dalton Smith (British, London 1800–1866/83)

Engraver: William Henry Mote (British, 1803–1871)

Sitter: Giulia Grisi (Italian, Milan 1811–1869 Berlin)

Artist: After Emeric Essex Vidal (British, London 1791–1861 Brighton)

Sitter: Fransiska Elssler (Austrian, Vienna 1810–1884 Vienna)

Sitter: Fanny Cerrito (Italian, Naples 1817–1909 Paris)

Artist: After Edwin Dalton Smith (British, London 1800–1866/83)

Sitter: Marie Taglioni (Italian, Stockholm, Sweden 1804–1884 Marseilles)

Sitter: Henriette Sontag (German, Koblenz 1806–1854 Mexico City)

Artist: After Paul (Hippolyte) Delaroche (French, Paris 1797–1856 Paris)

Sitter: Cornélie Falcon (French, Paris 1812–1897 Paris)

Artist: After Auguste Charpentier (French, 1813–1880)

Sitter: Julie Dorus-Gras (Dutch, Valenciennes, France 1805–1896 Paris)

Engraver: William Henry Egleton (British, active 1833–62)

Sitter: Célestine Treillet-Nathan (French, 1815–1873)

Illustrator: Vivant Beaucé (French, Norlay 1818–1876 Paris)

Illustrator: François Jules Collignon (French, died 1850)

Illustrator: Edward Henry Corbould (British, London 1815–1905 London)

Illustrator: J. J. Crew (British, active 1844–70)

Illustrator: Adrien Feart (French, born Sedan, 1813)

Illustrator: Henry Valentin (French, Allarmont 1820–1855 Strasbourg)

Illustrator: Bertrand Vernier (British, active mid-19th century)

Illustrator: Henry Warren (British, London 1794–1879 London)

Engraver: J. Andrew (British, active 1844–63)

Engraver: Bara et Gerard (French, active mid-19th century)

Engraver: Bernard (French (?), active 19th century)

Engraver: Brugnot (French, active 1834–73)

Engraver: Jean-Baptiste Charles Carbonneau (French, born Honfleur, 1815)

Engraver: L. Deghouy (French, active 1841–76)

Engraver: Deschamps (British, active mid-19th century)

Engraver: Elwall (British, active ca. 1845)

Engraver: F. Grenan (French, active 1840–52)

Engraver: Jacques-Adrien Lavieille (French, Paris 1818–1862 Paris)

Engraver: Abraham John Mason (British, London 1794–1858)

Engraver: George Samuel Measom (British, Blackheath, Kent 1818–1901 Isleworth, Middlesex)

Engraver: Henri-Désiré Porret (French, Lille 1800–1867)

Engraver: J. Timms (British, active 1839–65)

Engraver: Henry Richard Vizetelly (British, 1820–1894 Farnham)

Engraver: Samuel Williams (British, Colchester, Essex 1788–1853 London)

Engraver: Thomas Williams (British, Colchester, Essex 1798–1862 after)

Engraver: Henry Robinson (British, active 1827–72)

Dedicatee: Queen Victoria (British, London 1819–1901 East Cowes, Isle of Wight)

Publisher: David Bogue (British, active London, 1807/8–56)

Printer: Moyes & Barclay (London)

Date: [1844]

Medium: Illustrations: steel engraving and wood engraving, hand-colored and printed in color

Dimensions: 10 11/16 x 7 3/4 in. (27.1 x 19.7 cm)

Classification: Books

Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, by exchange, 1955

Object Number: 55.650.1