Acquisition: Gift; Robert James Wood II, 2010.
Biographical/Historical: Richard Park Beard, 1925-2009, the former owner of these prints, made his debut as a professional dancer with Ballet International in 1944, and subsequently danced with Ballet Theatre, Ballet Society, and the New York City Ballet. He also danced and choreographed for television and nightclub shows.
Content: Forms part of the Richard Park Beard collection. Graphics.
Content: Taglioni is represented in her signature role, La sylphide, in the ballet of the same title choreographed by her father Filippo Taglioni
Additional Physical Form: For another copy of Mademoiselle Taglioni, lacking the printed date, see: *MGZFB Tag M Syl 8.

Physical Description

Lithographs
Extent: 1 print : lithograph, black & white ; 29 x 22 cm or smaller.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b19759733
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): abf24780-5674-013d-2c32-0242ac110002

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Type Of Resource

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Mademoiselle Taglioni" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1837. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/abf24780-5674-013d-2c32-0242ac110002

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1837). Mademoiselle Taglioni Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/abf24780-5674-013d-2c32-0242ac110002

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Mademoiselle Taglioni" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/abf24780-5674-013d-2c32-0242ac110002

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