Signed CDV photograph of the most famous Italian ballerina of the Romantic ballet era, a central figure in the history of European dance. An original carte-de-visite photograph by E. Albert, showing Taglioni late in life, inscribed and signed on the verso to the French pianist and composer Alphonse Duvernoy (1842 - 1907): "A Monsieur A. Duvernoy / Souvenir d'une vieille Amie / Marie Taglioni...1880." In very fine condition, 6.2 x 10.5 cm. Rare. This is the only signed photograph of Taglioni we have ever encountered.