Description: Offered here is the most celebrated and very large lithograph image of Therese Elssler (German: Theresia Elßler; 1808 - 1878), a Romantic-era Viennese ballerina and choreographer, sister to the acclaimed Fanny Elssler and a contemporary of Marie Taglioni, Fanny Cerrito, Carlotta Grisi, Lucile Grahn, and Pauline Duvernay. The sheet on which this magnificent image is printed measures a large 16 x 13 inches, H x W. The reverse shows a small amount of old tape residue and a QR code for identification and certification of original status. It is an extraordinary find in this condition: paper is handsomely toned, with a slight crease that does not affect the image. It is certified original and signed in the stone by F. Lentzen, 1831. Binney, German catalogue #90. According to the website Mutual Art: “F. Lentzen is a German 19th Century artist who was born in the 19th Century. F. Lentzen's work has been offered at auction multiple times. Among the artist's sold works is "Portrait of Therese Elssler", which realized 2,125 USD[ollars] at iGavel in 2021.” The sisters Therese and Fanny Elssler were both dancers, daughters of Johann Florian Elssler, the personal scribe of Joseph Haydn. They received their first lessons at Friedrich Horschelt's children's ballet in the Theater an der Wien. They studied dancing with Jean-Pierre Aumer and danced from 1817 to 1825 on the stage of Vienna’s Theater am Kärntnertor and then continued their ballet education in Naples with the great Gaetano Gioja. They celebrated their first major triumphs in Berlin in 1830. After they had made a stir and acquired fame and considerable wealth through their art and charming appearance in the capitals of Europe and America, they resigned from the stage in 1841. Fanny's last performance was in 1851 in Vienna. After that, she lived on an estate in Hamburg until 1854, then moved to Vienna. On 20 April 1850, Therese married Prince Adalbert of Prussia morganatically. King Frederick William IV of Prussia created her Baroness of Barnim. They had one son, Adalbert von Barnim, born in 1841 who died in 1860 during an expedition on the Nile. Prince Adalbert died in 1873. After that, Therese lived in Bad Homburg. She died on 19 November 1878 in Merano. She was buried under the name Therese von Barnim on the Invalidenfriedhof in Berlin. Her grave is marked with a restitution grave stone. PLEASE SEE OUR “OTHER ITEMS” FOR MORE RARITIES RELATED TO BALLET AND DANCE, MUSIC AND OPERA, THEATER AND THE PERFORMING ARTS. NOTE OUR 100% APPROVAL RATING AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE.
Price: 299.99 USD
Location: Lexington, Virginia
End Time: 2023-11-10T20:16:46.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Original/Reproduction: Original
Industry: Theater
