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Portrait of a Spanish dancer with castanets 
1850 (ca) 
  
Daguerreotype, whole plate 
Creative Commons - Wikipedia 
The original piece is preserved in the Photo Library IPCE (Institute of Cultural Heritage of Spain) in Madrid 
  
 
LL/101503 
  
Parece tratarse de la bailarina francesa Marie Guy-Stéphan, que actuó en el Teatro del Circo, en Madrid, entre los años 1843 y 1851. En España aprendió el baile bolero, y competía con las mejores bailarinas españolas.
 
It seems to be the French dancer Marie Guy-Stéphan, who performed at the Teatro del Circo in Madrid between the years 1843 and 1851. In Spain she learned bolero dancing, and competed with the best Spanish dancers. 
 

 
  
 
  
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