Ballet Dancer

Marie Sanlaville

Leading dancer with the Paris Opéra (1847-1930)

Born 1847 · ParisDied 1930France
Marie Sanlaville
Image: Disdéri & Cie · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Marie Sanlaville was a French ballet dancer, born in 1847 in Paris, who died in 1930.

Biography

Marie Sanlaville (1847–1930) was a leading dancer with the Paris Opéra. She is particularly noted for her association with the artist Edgar Degas, who painted her often and dedicated a rare sonnet to her.

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Contemporaries

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