Mademoiselle Prévost as a Bacchante (c.1723). Jean Raoux (French, 1677-1734). Oil on canvas.
Mademoiselle Prévost as a Bacchante (c.1723). Jean Raoux (French, 1677-1734). Oil on canvas. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours.Françoise Prévost, French ballerina, was the leading dancer of her generation. Her precision, lightness, and grace helped establish the technique of classical ballet; she was also noted for her mime and dramatic ability. Prévost made her debut at the Paris Académie (now Opéra) in Atys and later succeeded Marie Subligny as premiere danseuse. -- source link
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