Marie Taglioni Fairy

Marie Taglioni as a fairy in the ballet , 'La Sylphide'.

One of the most prolific ballerinas featured in the young Princess’ collection is the Swedish born ballerina Marie Taglioni (1804-84). Marie Taglioni was one of the most celebrated romantic ballet dancers of the nineteenth century. She was known for her light, graceful style of dancing as well as her considerable talent for dancing en pointe.

Marie Taglioni

Princess Victoria was a big admirer of Taglioni and attended her many performances after which she would draw the costume in her sketch book and then costumed the dolls in her likeness.

Victoria’s hand-drawn sketch of Marie Taglioni in ‘La Sylphide’.

After watching Taglioni in the ballet ‘La Sylphide’, Princess Victoria described in her journal how "when she bounds and skips along the stage it is quite beautiful. Quite like a fawn. And she has grace in every action". La Sylphide, which premiered in Paris is 1832, was choreographed by Marie Taglioni's father, Filippo Taglioni.

Designed as a showcase for Taglioni's talent, it is credited with being the first ballet where dancing en pointe had an aesthetic rationale.

Signed pointe ballet shoes belonging to Marie Taglioni.

Costumed by the young Princess is the Marie Taglioni fairy from her collection.

Some of the other dolls from the collection featuring Marie Taglioni in different costumes from other ballets which we will also recreate. In the center is Marie’s brother, Paul Taglioni, one of the few male characters in the collection.

Our rendition of the Marie Taglioni fairy features fairy wings decorated with German glass glitter, a whisper light silk organza trimmed with gold thread, painted ballerina slippers and added organza wing decorations on her puff sleeves.

Carver Wooden Recreations’ Tagliony Fairy inspired by the Victoria Collection.

Side by side of our Fairy to the left and the sketch from the book “Queen Victoria’s Dolls” by Frances Low.

Carver Wooden Recreations’ Fairy is our first carved creation of the Marie Taglioni ballerina dolls. The rest of the series of her ballets will follow.

You can purchase the Taglioni Fairy HERE.