Cerrito appears to be travelling toward right, her right foot forward, her left raised in fourth position back, en l'air. Her left hand holds above her head a tambourine which she is striking with her right. The background is formed by a stream with a group of gabled houses on the opposite bank.
Cf. *MGT-Res. Beaumont, Cyril. The romantic ballet in lithographs of the time. 1938. Reproduction and commentary.
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Author
Cerrito, Fanny.
Title
Fanny Cerrito [facsimile signature] in the new grand ballet Alma; ou La fille du feu, no. 1, La Bohémienne.
Imprint
[London] published by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket, July 13th, 1842.