Pharaoh's Daughter -Pas de Fleche -Mathilde Kschessinska -1898 -2, between 1898 and 1899

Photographic postcard of mathilde felixovna kschessinskaya (1872-1971), soloist to his imperial majesty and prima ballerina of the st. Petersburg imperial theatres. She is costumed as the princess aspicia in the grand pas des chasseresses from act i of the choreographer marius petipa (1811-1910) and composer cesare pugni's (1802-1870) ballet the pharaoh's daughter. Date: between 1898 and 1899.