{"product_id":"7205-grisi-carlotta-teaching-my-country-cousin-the-polka-dance-hand-colored-lithograph","title":"Grisi, Carlotta. (1819 - 1899) “Teaching My Country Cousin, The Polka-Dance\" - Hand-Colored Lithograph","description":"\u003cp\u003eHand-colored lithograph. London, ca. 1850. Trimmed to within platemark, a few small adhesion marks and points of foxing; closed tears to lower corners, repaired to verso; mounting traces to verso corners. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e7.75 x 9.75 inches (19.6 x 24.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn intriguing depiction of the Italian ballet dancer, shown in tradition Polish costume. Born in Visinada, Istria (present-day Vižinada, Croatia, she was trained at the ballet school of Teatro alla Scala in Milan and later with dancer\/balletmaster Jules Perrot. She was especially noted for her performance in the classic role of Giselle.  Here, Grisi is shown full length, in costume, giving a dancing lesson to the fabricated dandy of the County Cousin. With four lines of comedic dialogue (“...you must be a little quicker in your motion to please the Ladies”) at the foot. 7.75 x 9.75 inches (19.6 x 24.8 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093317603487,"sku":"7205","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Grisi_2C_Carlotta_C2_A0A_satirical_lithograph_2C_Teaching_My_Country_Cousin_2C_The_Polka_Dance_7205.jpg?v=1722187254","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/7205-grisi-carlotta-teaching-my-country-cousin-the-polka-dance-hand-colored-lithograph","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}