Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Lydia Kyasht; Alexandre Volinine (né Aleksandr Volinin) in 'First Love' NPG x101603

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Bassano Ltd

Volinine was born in Moscow and trained at the Bolshoi Ballet School. In 1901 he joined the Bolshoi Ballet , where he rose to the rank of principal and danced all the leading roles. Admired for his classical technique and lightness, he danced with Diaghilev's company in the summer of 1910, appearing in Les Sylphides and the divertissement Le Festin. In 1912 he partnered Lydia Kyasht in the second dance episode she created for the Empire Theatre, First Love, and from 1914-25 he was... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.