The Three Graces, Alfred Edward Chalon, circa 1840
Ballerinas (from left to right) marie taglioni (1804-1884) in the choreographer filippo taglioni (1777-1871) and composer jean-madeleine schneitzhoeffer's (1785-1852) 1832 ballet "la sylphide"; fanny elssler (1810-1884) in the danse nationale "la cachucha" from the choreographer jean coralli (1779-1854) and composer casimir gide's (1804-1868) 1836 ballet "le diable boiteux"; and carlotta grisi (1819-1899) in the "grand pas de diane chasseresse" from the choreographer ferdinand albert decombe (1789-1896) and composer adolphe adam's (1803-1856) 1842 ballet "la jolie fille du gand". Date: circa 1840. Medium: lithograph. Three Grces -Charles Challon