| Title: | 1939P378 Portrait of Marie-Adeline Plunkett |
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| Description: |
1939P378 Portrait of Marie-Adeline Plunkett, 1854 Oil on canvas. Artist: Richard Buckner (d.1883) *Marie Adeline Plunkett was a star of the Romantic ballet. She made her first appearance in the ballet company of her Majesty's Theatre, London in 1843. She was discharged from the company as a result of an incident during a performance involving another dancer who was her rival for the affections of the Earl of Pembroke. In this painting, Buckner based Adeline's pose on the classical statue of Mercury in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. |
| Keywords: |
Birmingham Museums Trust/Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Costume, Oil Painting, Portrait, Female, Theatre, Dance/ Ballet, Full-length, Dancer |
| Usage Rights: | Creative Commons 0 - Public Domain. Optional attribution: Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust, licensed under CC0 |
| Height: | 890, 1046 |
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| Width: | 545, 726 |
| Depth: | , 90 |
| Unit: | mm, mm |
| Credit Line: | Presented by the Friends of Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery, 1939. |
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