DANCER PRAISED

[Frassi, Adelaide] Alla giovanetta Adelaide Frassi leggiadrissima danzatrice. Anacreontica. Padova, Tip. Penada 1839.

A charmingly spare Paduan gratulatory broadside to the ballet dancer Adelaide Frassi. It is signed, “alcuni ammiratori”.

“La vezzosetta Adele/ Nel moto delle membra,/ Nel brio, negli atti sembra/ Eufrosine gentil.”

Details

Broadside, 387 mm. x 284 mm. 16 lines verse + title, signature, imprint. Light stain at bottom.

Not in SBN or OCLC (01/21). A print illustrating this dancer (Livorno, c.1851) is located at NYPL, Jerome Robbins Dance Division.