Gulnare (Mlle. Melanie Waldor)
Artist
Paul Gavarni
(French, 1804 - 1866)
Date1843
Mediumlithograph with chine collé
DimensionsSheet: 12 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. (31.8 x 25.1 cm)
Image: 8 3/4 x 6 3/8 in. (22.2 x 16.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Getscher-Wilkinson Collection in Honor of Victoria Sancho Lobis, First Curator of the USD Print Collection
CultureFrench
Catalogue raisonnéArmelhault & Bocher i/ii
Object numberPC2013.02.03
ClassificationsPrint Collection
DescriptionThree-quarter length portrait of the ballerina Mlle. Melanie Waldor in Ottoman costume as Gulnare, a leading character in "Le Corsaire," a ballet based on a Lord Byron poem. She stands in profile wearing Ottoman costume, holding a short saber in her right hand. This record has been reviewed by University Galleries staff but may be incomplete or contain errors. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For any inquiries about the information listed, please email galleries@sandiego.edu.
1842
c. 1950-1970
1950-1974
unknown
2007