Alf Cooke. Leeds.
[n.d., 1887.]
Chromolithograph. 250 x 145mm. 9¾ x 5¾". Trimmed excluding title.
A dancer in a glamourous version of a Austrian ceremonial military uniform, holding the Imperial Flag. The costume was made for the Army and Navy ballet at London's Alhambra Theatre. Although the theatre 'specialized in beautiful ballets' it was notorious as a meeting place for prostitutes and their clients.
Not in Ogilby.
[Ref: 17571]  £50.00